Weight lifting + empty stomach = success?

[Claude Monet.]

Horrible title, I know.

So I wake up @ 5 AM and immediately fry or cook 6 eggs with a protein shake. I recently bought a performance booster (no-xplode) and it's recommended to be taken on a empty stomach (or 3 hours after your last meal), 30 minutes before your workout for maximum affect. Not following this particular instruction will apparently flaw the "effect" noticeably.

This, however, is not possible for me since I have school @ 9 AM.

My usual schedule:

5:00 AM - Wake up, eat, get ready, etc.

6:00 AM - Head to the gym, usually takes about 40 to 50 minutes

7:00 AM - Weight training, for 45 to 60 minutes.

8:00 AM - Shower, (etc), go to school.

9:00 AM - School.

So, I really don't have the possibility for the "maximum affect" unless I skip breakfast @ 5:00 AM.

My question: Will working out on an empty stomach give me negative results?

It should be noted that I will be taking a whey protein shake right when I wake up @ 5:30 AM, and take amino-acids (BCAA) both before and after my workout and gainer pro as post-workout.

I'll be eating a well balanced meal at lunch which is (at the very earliest) @ 10:30 AM.

Will this be too long? I really want to get the most out of this product which is apparently very effective (and quite expensive for that matter.)

Thanks in advance!

[temptation01]

why cant you work out in the evening?
thats what i do

[Claude Monet.]

why cant you work out in the evening?
thats what i do

Too burned out in the evening, can't prestige as well, training on the mornings is a great way to start the day off, etc...

[temptation01]

Too burned out in the evening, can't prestige as well, training on the mornings is a great way to start the day off, etc...

point but you could just rest fro 2 hours after youre back from school and then hit the gym and on the weekends you could gym in the morning
a few months back i started gyming in the morning too but then i'd always have to wrap it up early cause of college

dont you have to take the shake 30 mins before working out tho?

[Claude Monet.]

point but you could just rest fro 2 hours after youre back from school and then hit the gym and on the weekends you could gym in the morning

Won't be enough. When I hit the gym, I want to be able to prestige, or (personally) I deem that workout pointless. Besides, the gym is crowded during the evening.

a few months back i started gyming in the morning too but then i'd always have to wrap it up early cause of college

I usually have 60 minutes to complete my workout, and when I do weight training, I usually go for about 45 minutes. So time is not exactly an issue.

dont you have to take the shake 30 mins before working out tho?

One hour before I take my pre-workout supplement (no-xplode) in order to achieve a better "effect".

[temptation01]

Won't be enough. When I hit the gym, I want to be able to prestige, or (personally) I deem that workout pointless. Besides, the gym is crowded during the evening.



I usually have 60 minutes to complete my workout, and when I do weight training, I usually go for about 45 minutes. So time is not exactly an issue.



One hour before I take my pre-workout supplement (no-xplode) in order to achieve a better "effect".

ah cause a few people i know have this other protein shake- but they have it with water instead of milk so that the body absorbs more of the protiens?
yeh with them they have to have it 30 mins before workout for max- effect or so they tell me

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anyway it looks like we have a problem here
idk if you'd get the answers here tho- why not go to those nutrition based websites and ask there? or im sure there are trainers at the gym- im sure they could help you


and lol when i used to go to gym, it was usually at 7 am and damn it used to be packed

[Claude Monet.]

ah cause a few people i know have this other protein shake- but they have it with water instead of milk so that the body absorbs more of the protiens?

yeh with them they have to have it 30 mins before workout for max- effect or so they tell me

Sigh... It's a mixture of ignorance and pseudo-effect. It is a sad fact, but ripped dudes are generally stupid. There are so many myths about body-building it's not even funny.

No, drinking a protein shake with milk does not lessen the amount of proteins that your body adsorbs. In fact, it's the very opposite. Milk contains protein. What it does do is slowing the process of which your body takes to adsorb the proteins. So if a dude drinks a whey protein, he most likely does so because whey protein gets absorbed in a matter of minutes. Drinking milk (which contains casein) slows down the process, thus ruins the whole point.

Besides, having a whey protein (let alone casein) as a pre-workout supplement is a waste of money. It's supposed to be taken after your workout session - not before.

Anyway...

anyway it looks like we have a problem here
idk if you'd get the answers here tho- why not go to those nutrition based websites and ask there? or im sure there are trainers at the gym- im sure they could help you

Everyone says something different, which isn't weird because we're all different. I just want to know the science behind it.

and lol when i used to go to gym, it was usually at 7 am and damn it used to be packed

I hate that. Especially if I have to stand in line for equipment. It just doesn't work.

Also, those sites aren't that great really.

[temptation01]

So if a dude drinks a whey protein, he most likely does so because whey protein gets absorbed in a matter of minutes. Drinking milk (which contains casein) slows down the process, thus ruins the whole point.

thats exactly what i was trying to say except i was kindaa struggling to remember what my friend had told me
*dont judge i had this conversation months ago with him*
plus its not like im bodybuilding or something lol

but i often see these big boxes of whey/whatever protein shakes
you get chocolate and strawberry flavours too if im not mistaken BUT i have seen "consume within 30 mins or less before workout for maximum effect" written on the box so yeah

you get shakes that act as meal substitutes too right?
if i were a dude i wouldnt do that tho

I hate that. Especially if I have to stand in line for equipment. It just doesn't work.

Also, those sites aren't that great really.

thats also one of the main reasons why ive stopped going to the gym in the morning
plus you have tons of people that just staaaaare lol during the time i'd gym i'd have tons of old/middle aged people come to be and go OUUU youre (names)'s daughter OH youve grown soo much blahblah you look just like your momm
and they wouldnt stop talking -_-

many gyms have inhouse nutritionists- maybe you could check there?

[Claude Monet.]

but i often see these big boxes of whey/whatever protein shakes
you get chocolate and strawberry flavours too if im not mistaken BUT i have seen "consume within 30 mins or less before workout for maximum effect" written on the box so yeah

What effect are we talking about? Protein shakes don't offer any effect. It isn't a pre-workout supplement. You're probably confusing a protein supplement to a pre-workout supplement.

you get shakes that act as meal substitutes too right?

Nope.

thats also one of the main reasons why ive stopped going to the gym in the morning
plus you have tons of people that just staaaaare lol during the time i'd gym i'd have tons of old/middle aged people come to be and go OUUU youre (names)'s daughter OH youve grown soo much blahblah you look just like your momm
and they wouldnt stop talking -_-

It's crowded in the mornings? O.o Huh... And lol.

many gyms have inhouse nutritionists- maybe you could check there?

Yup, but it isn't by any means free.

[temptation01]

What effect are we talking about? Protein shakes don't offer any effect. It isn't a pre-workout supplement. You're probably confusing a protein supplement to a pre-workout supplement.

probably

It's crowded in the mornings? O.o Huh... And lol.

it is
and 50% of the people are 50+

lol many people that know my family go to the gym so they always start chatting when they see me cause theyre seeing me after idk how many years
(its like how an old family friend would react if she saw you at the market/wherever and shes seeing you after 10 years or something)

Yup, but it isn't by any means free.

ask some a trainer at the gym then, im sure they wont go all "i'll only tell you if you pay me"