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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Your goals in the gym should determine what you eat before and after- if you are only doing a cardio session with the intention of losing body fat, there is no doubt that going on an empty stomach first thing in the morning is ideal- this usually means that your body is burning stored energy, in the form of fat, as opposed to the energy you just took in from your breakfast.
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This is false. Your body stores glycogen in your muscles which support somewhere around 20-30 km of running or equivalent calorie burn before your body turns to other sources to make up the difference.
Also if you are depleting your glycogen stores your body needs carbs in order to burn the fat that is stored within your body.