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Option 2 for me, everyone is different, I have a hard time getting a banana or any food down first thing in the morning, but I do, if I don’t I get even more nauseous after my workout. After workout is a 50g protein shake, and I’m feeling good
How about neither- do it fasted. The benefits are huge. You don’t need extra energy to work out. You just need a physiology that has relearned how to turn to its fat stores for energy. And yes, everyone, even skinny fit people has fat to burn.
Edit- I don’t mean that skinny, fit people need toburn off their fat. I mean that they have energy stores available which would allow them to reapthe benefits of fasting, even during a workout. I should have know better than to bring up an idea that’s not old fashioned on this sub.
As others have said fasted is better for me personally. I throw up pretty easily if I have food in me, lol even 3hrs before a workout is pushing it. I say bring it with you in case you need it. I’ve definitely had days where I was getting my ass whipped, ran and grabbed a slice of some cold watermelon I had, and was back at it. BCAAs in water seem to work alright too, but I just prefer to eat after I work out.
I think the research does show that training with having ate something prior is optimal, and I always prefer training with having at least ate something for that day unless it’s a cardio only workout
If weight loss is the goal then I think the banana is sufficient to train on then just push the rest of your daily calories further into the day also by this rather than having that large meal first thing in the morning