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TRAINING

Training on an empty stomach

Jean-Baptiste WIROTH
Docteur en Sciences du Sport
Fondateur du réseau de coach WTS
(www.wts.fr) Physiology
e-mail : [email protected]

Initially, training on an empty stomach is In the morning after a night of sleep and without food, we note:
a method which consists in training in the - A blood level (blood sugar) lower than usual.
- A high level of cortisol (stress hormone)
morning without taking breakfast before.
- Reduced hepatic glycogen reserves
It’s now clear that nutrition can positively - An empty stomach!
or negatively influence the physiological

adaptations generated by training. This context is especially a good time to influence the energetic
metabolism. Indeed, with time and regular sessions on an emp-
ty stomach, the body will progressively get used to draw on the
There is now several options of training that energy where you can find it in unlimited quantities, that is to

we will enumerate. say in the body fat while preserving glycogen reserves. Sessions
after sessions, the body learns how to be more economical and
to better use its glucose.

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