back day?

[Nirus]

hey p was wondering what you thought of doing back day on an empty stomach? more so about deads, I seem to be fine doing warm-ups but as soon as I hit 3 plates feels like i'm guna yak. wondering if it's because I usually go a an hour or 2 after super?

[Praetorian]

I would never train any body part on an empty stomach. I would have a decent meal but give yourself time to fully digest before training...that may take up to 1.5 hrs. I always give myself 1 to 1.5 hrs to digest as you want the blood to be in the muscle when training not in your gut.
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[Skailes]

I agree with Praetorian on this as well. Sure for cardio you can do it without eating and in a fasted state or with some BCAAs, but when it comes to lifting them you'll need to have at least a protein shake with some added fats/EFAs or you'll burn out pretty quick. And hell on back day (second largest muscle group) it requires loads of energy to get through so follow the advice above....

[Nirus]

ya, I always eat supper before I hit the gym, and never have a problem with anything except for deads, I'll try waiting a little longer, or maybe smaller meal before with larger one after my pwo shake

[Praetorian]

Make sure to get enough rest between sets. Wait until your breathing is back to normal before your next set.
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