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hovis · 09-01-2006, 12:54 PM

after reading advice from PSCARB i've decided to do cardio first thing in the morning, i will try to get to the gym 30mins after getting up or i could go for a 20min jog(prefur the gym) ,should i have a protien shake before trainning?

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**big** · 09-01-2006, 01:27 PM

I would say choose a more joint-friendly method of cardio than jogging. If you must jog, do it on a soft surface.

crazycacti · 09-01-2006, 01:27 PM

you could have a shake i suppose or a little carbs to curb cortisol .... you're not going to waste away by doing cardio without protein inside you ;)

trickymicky69 · 09-01-2006, 01:55 PM

your body has been starved of nutrients all night. the first thing you should eat upon waking surely has to be a fast acting protein? if you werent a body builder i would say go ahead and run on an empty stomach but not in this instance. when i used to do cardio in the mornings i would set my alarm for an hour before i was due to wake. i would have a shake by the bed with a banana in it(made the night before). i would drink this and then go back to sleep for an hour. this enables you to do cardio without feeling full and it also stops your body using up all the reserves when you do the cardio

**Aftershock** · 09-01-2006, 10:54 PM

Yeah get a shake in you first mate and one preferable with about 25g of carbs in there as well..

Remember when you do cardo you dont just burn fat, you burn fat and carbs in various ratios depending on the intensity of the cardio.. The lower the intensity the higher the percentage of fat you burn, but the less calories per min obviously cause your not working as hard... I like to hit the eliptical trainer and keep the heart rate at or below 120bpm for about 35min. You will burn carbs and fats at about 50/50 at that rate...

Now if the carbs are not in there whats your body gona use for fuel instead, amimos thats what and we all know where its gona get those from.. muscle...

So yeah shake with protein and a little carbs 30min before the cardio IMO..

trickymicky69 · 09-01-2006, 10:55 PM

hit the nail on the head there^^^^^^

chrisgatguis · 10-01-2006, 12:17 AM

just read all this im guna set my alarm for about 8 hours wake up down some stuff n then get up a bit later for some cardio hope im not sick lol.

09-01-2006, 12:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
hovis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 342	early morning cardio after reading advice from PSCARB i've decided to do cardio first thing in the morning, i will try to get to the gym 30mins after getting up or i could go for a 20min jog(prefur the gym) ,should i have a protien shake before trainning? :love: :lift: :love: :lift: :love: :lift: :love:

09-01-2006, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Beer me Posts: 5,276	I would say choose a more joint-friendly method of cardio than jogging. If you must jog, do it on a soft surface. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-01-2006, 01:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
trickymicky69 Wondering how people have the time to do all this over-complicating Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sunnyside up Posts: 1,296	your body has been starved of nutrients all night. the first thing you should eat upon waking surely has to be a fast acting protein? if you werent a body builder i would say go ahead and run on an empty stomach but not in this instance. when i used to do cardio in the mornings i would set my alarm for an hour before i was due to wake. i would have a shake by the bed with a banana in it(made the night before). i would drink this and then go back to sleep for an hour. this enables you to do cardio without feeling full and it also stops your body using up all the reserves when you do the cardio __________________ 'those who look but do not see, go away no wiser than whence they came"

09-01-2006, 10:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aftershock UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,931	Yeah get a shake in you first mate and one preferable with about 25g of carbs in there as well.. Remember when you do cardo you dont just burn fat, you burn fat and carbs in various ratios depending on the intensity of the cardio.. The lower the intensity the higher the percentage of fat you burn, but the less calories per min obviously cause your not working as hard... I like to hit the eliptical trainer and keep the heart rate at or below 120bpm for about 35min. You will burn carbs and fats at about 50/50 at that rate... Now if the carbs are not in there whats your body gona use for fuel instead, amimos thats what and we all know where its gona get those from.. muscle... So yeah shake with protein and a little carbs 30min before the cardio IMO.. __________________ "You are what you eat you can't possibly be anything else" or put another way "eat sht look like sht!!" Aftershock

09-01-2006, 10:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
trickymicky69 Wondering how people have the time to do all this over-complicating Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sunnyside up Posts: 1,296	hit the nail on the head there^^^^^^ __________________ 'those who look but do not see, go away no wiser than whence they came"

09-01-2006, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	you could have a shake i suppose or a little carbs to curb cortisol .... you're not going to waste away by doing cardio without protein inside you ;)

10-01-2006, 12:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	just read all this im guna set my alarm for about 8 hours wake up down some stuff n then get up a bit later for some cardio hope im not sick lol.