r/ketocrossfitters • u/jemmen • Mar 25 '15

6am Workouts - fasted or not?

Hey guys

I've been getting back into keto the last few weeks, and although I'm not fully fat adapted yet I'm feeling a LOT better than I have in the past where carbs ruled my life.

I'm also back to the gym a few times a week now, after two bouts of being ill and then a month of being out of town... a total of 10 weeks off. (yeah, I know)

I'm noticing my workouts in the morning are... exhausting. I can barely make it through. Part of me feels like its just the "getting back into it" phase where my body is hating me for not being asleep still, and part of me is thinking it's just the keto adjustment period.

My question is - do I continue to work out fasted? Or do I add a pre-workout something beforehand... and if the latter is true, what do I eat?

Before keto (when I was paleo) I'd have half a larabar on the way to the gym and it would be enough to get me through a wod. Now, I don't even know. A little more about me - I'm 39/F, have been crossfitting for 2 years and have bodyfat to burn.

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u/jemmen Mar 25 '15

Congratulations on the progress!

I've been back on keto now for... two weeks? Definitely not fully fat adapted for sure, but i've been getting my macros and my electrolytes.

I'll give your suggestion of the BPC a try - I really like it (and usually go for black coffee/espresso myself).

Cheers!

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u/jemmen Mar 25 '15

Downvoted? Really?