Is there any harm if you don't eat anything before swimming at 5am, 6am (though I suppose that's what most early swimmers do)?
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Waking up and working out without eating would be impossible for me.
Even doing my swim (or lift) at mid-day, I have to have some oatmeal with walnuts and maple syrup a couple hours before, on top of my breakfast (which I eat as soon as I get up in the morning). Otherwise, I run into serious blood sugar problems.
I'll check our databases when I have a chance and see if I can find any hard research on this.
It doesn't seem to me that a hard workout while fasting is a good idea for anybody, but I may very well be wrong.
Waking up and working out without eating would be impossible for me.
Even doing my swim (or lift) at mid-day, I have to have some oatmeal with walnuts and maple syrup a couple hours before, on top of my breakfast (which I eat as soon as I get up in the morning). Otherwise, I run into serious blood sugar problems.
I'll check our databases when I have a chance and see if I can find any hard research on this.
It doesn't seem to me that a hard workout while fasting is a good idea for anybody, but I may very well be wrong.
