the thought of training legs running on empty 😥🤕

I couldn’t say whether one burns more fat than the other, and I don’t put much stock in the advice of random social media influencers, but I know that at least for myself putting some carbs in my stomach before I start my workout is the difference between walking out of the gym feeling great, and walking out of the gym feeling cranky and miserable. Just half a banana or a piece of toast makes a night and day difference, especially if my workout is going to last longer than 45 minutes or so. And if I feel better during and after exercise, I’ll be inclined to do it more often, and that definitely burns more fat.

It’s actually the opposite. After your workout, your body will still be consuming calories above your bmr for some time. If you’re fasting, it’s going to shut that down faster than if you have calories ready for it to burn.

Plus, if you have calories ready to burn, you will be able to have a more productive workout than if your body is having to cannibalize fat for energy.

The goal of exercising in losing weight is not to directly burn fat with a workout. The goal is largely to increase your muscle mass so you’re burning more calories a day just existing.

Unless you’re doing an hour plus HIIT workout, the amount of calories you’re going to burn while working out will be about the equivalent of a candy bar and maybe a soda.