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I know you lazy bones hate to see this coming but I think daily fasted cardio mogs Reta to oblivion in net body composition outcomes

Ofcorse you can do both, and I am, but if I had to choose only one I would choose the fasted cardio daily. Main reasons being that fasted cardio improves insulin sensitivity significantly and doesn’t hinder appetite. Also most people on this forum I’ve seen wouldn’t hurt to put on some more muscle mass before getting shredded so they have something to show, there’s no reason to be pealed with a starter build it’s not impressive girls just think you have an eating disorder

So pretty much you can still have the main benefits of Reta (insulin sensitivity) and also sum appetite suppression if you use caffeine or yohimbine with cardio. Those will wear off by the afternoon where you can eat as many carbs as you can use for the lift, far more than you otherwise could on Reta, you just don’t like to hear it because it means building a mogger physique is less passive than inject this and don’t do anything else

As for the cardio you should do, it is 30min to 1 hour zone 2 cardio. This is low intensity steady state
 

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I know you lazy bones hate to see this coming but I think daily fasted cardio mogs Reta to oblivion in net body composition outcomes

Ofcorse you can do both, and I am, but if I had to choose only one I would choose the fasted cardio daily. Main reasons being that fasted cardio improves insulin sensitivity significantly and doesn’t hinder appetite. Also most people on this forum I’ve seen wouldn’t hurt to put on some more muscle mass before getting shredded so they have something to show, there’s no reason to be pealed with a starter build it’s not impressive girls just think you have an eating disorder

So pretty much you can still have the main benefits of Reta (insulin sensitivity) and also sum appetite suppression if you use caffeine or yohimbine with cardio. Those will wear off by the afternoon where you can eat as many carbs as you can use for the lift, far more than you otherwise could on Reta, you just don’t like to hear it because it means building a mogger physique is less passive than inject this and don’t do anything else
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I know you lazy bones hate to see this coming but I think daily fasted cardio mogs Reta to oblivion in net body composition outcomes

Ofcorse you can do both, and I am, but if I had to choose only one I would choose the fasted cardio daily. Main reasons being that fasted cardio improves insulin sensitivity significantly and doesn’t hinder appetite. Also most people on this forum I’ve seen wouldn’t hurt to put on some more muscle mass before getting shredded so they have something to show, there’s no reason to be pealed with a starter build it’s not impressive girls just think you have an eating disorder

So pretty much you can still have the main benefits of Reta (insulin sensitivity) and also sum appetite suppression if you use caffeine or yohimbine with cardio. Those will wear off by the afternoon where you can eat as many carbs as you can use for the lift, far more than you otherwise could on Reta, you just don’t like to hear it because it means building a mogger physique is less passive than inject this and don’t do anything else
"Appetite suppression wears off by afternoon"

this is actually the problem for many people. GLP-1s reduce overall caloric drive all day, which is the whole mechanism. Caffeine giving you a 3-hour window isn't equivalent
 
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fasted sex mogs fasted cardio (high iq)
 

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I know you lazy bones hate to see this coming but I think daily fasted cardio mogs Reta to oblivion in net body composition outcomes

Ofcorse you can do both, and I am, but if I had to choose only one I would choose the fasted cardio daily. Main reasons being that fasted cardio improves insulin sensitivity significantly and doesn’t hinder appetite. Also most people on this forum I’ve seen wouldn’t hurt to put on some more muscle mass before getting shredded so they have something to show, there’s no reason to be pealed with a starter build it’s not impressive girls just think you have an eating disorder

So pretty much you can still have the main benefits of Reta (insulin sensitivity) and also sum appetite suppression if you use caffeine or yohimbine with cardio. Those will wear off by the afternoon where you can eat as many carbs as you can use for the lift, far more than you otherwise could on Reta, you just don’t like to hear it because it means building a mogger physique is less passive than inject this and don’t do anything else

As for the cardio you should do, it is 30min to 1 hour zone 2 cardio. This is low intensity steady state
Idk starves moggs the 2 and 30k steps daily
 

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"Appetite suppression wears off by afternoon"

this is actually the problem for many people. GLP-1s reduce overall caloric drive all day, which is the whole mechanism. Caffeine giving you a 3-hour window isn't equivalent
I see this as an upside, you need calories to grow

And this results in having appetite conveniently timed around when you need to eat significant preworkout carbs, not around the clock
 

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I see this as an upside, you need calories to grow

And this results in having appetite conveniently timed around when you need to eat significant preworkout carbs, not around the clock
Kinda yea you're right
 

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ok now im serious if im in a bulk can i still do fasted cardio?
 

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i did fasted cardio in my agressive definition
it worked perfecty with 15k steps
dropped 40kg aprox or more
 

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And he heart rate is never above 100 doing normal steps, never entering zone 2
6,8km for 30 mins?
i mean the speed
 

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when im finishing school and getting a job for roids holyyy dream summer
 

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Ofc bro best of luck, starting can be hard so you can start 20min for the first few days if you need
im ok with cardio i dont hate it
 

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Or u could blast Chinese gear with pocket change
i dont need a job i can get a pay of 400€ this summer for being retarded
 

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I know you lazy bones hate to see this coming but I think daily fasted cardio mogs Reta to oblivion in net body composition outcomes

Ofcorse you can do both, and I am, but if I had to choose only one I would choose the fasted cardio daily. Main reasons being that fasted cardio improves insulin sensitivity significantly and doesn’t hinder appetite. Also most people on this forum I’ve seen wouldn’t hurt to put on some more muscle mass before getting shredded so they have something to show, there’s no reason to be pealed with a starter build it’s not impressive girls just think you have an eating disorder

So pretty much you can still have the main benefits of Reta (insulin sensitivity) and also sum appetite suppression if you use caffeine or yohimbine with cardio. Those will wear off by the afternoon where you can eat as many carbs as you can use for the lift, far more than you otherwise could on Reta, you just don’t like to hear it because it means building a mogger physique is less passive than inject this and don’t do anything else

As for the cardio you should do, it is 30min to 1 hour zone 2 cardio. This is low intensity steady state
But you would get all these benifits on fed cardio theoretically
There so science proving one is better than the other

I do fasted cardio here n there as well, but its mostly due to schedule rather than actual benifits of doing it tbh
 

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I know you lazy bones hate to see this coming but I think daily fasted cardio mogs Reta to oblivion in net body composition outcomes

Ofcorse you can do both, and I am, but if I had to choose only one I would choose the fasted cardio daily. Main reasons being that fasted cardio improves insulin sensitivity significantly and doesn’t hinder appetite. Also most people on this forum I’ve seen wouldn’t hurt to put on some more muscle mass before getting shredded so they have something to show, there’s no reason to be pealed with a starter build it’s not impressive girls just think you have an eating disorder

So pretty much you can still have the main benefits of Reta (insulin sensitivity) and also sum appetite suppression if you use caffeine or yohimbine with cardio. Those will wear off by the afternoon where you can eat as many carbs as you can use for the lift, far more than you otherwise could on Reta, you just don’t like to hear it because it means building a mogger physique is less passive than inject this and don’t do anything else

As for the cardio you should do, it is 30min to 1 hour zone 2 cardio. This is low intensity steady state
No
 

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But you would get all these benifits on fed cardio theoretically
There so science proving one is better than the other

I do fasted cardio here n there as well, but its mostly due to schedule rather than actual benifits of doing it tbh
i wounder where these links came from if there's no studies proving it in existence, don't speak unless you can back it up

Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis — Fasted vs Fed Aerobic Exercise
“Effects of aerobic exercise performed in fasted v. fed state on fat and carbohydrate metabolism in adults”
PubMed study link



Fasted Training Improved Insulin Sensitivity & GLUT4
“Training in the fasted state improves glucose tolerance during fat-rich diet”
PubMed study link



Fat Oxidation Associated With Better Insulin Sensitivity
Goodpaster et al. — Diabetes Journal discussion
Medscape summary/article



2025 Meta-Analysis on Fasted vs Fed Exercise
“The effects of acute bouts of exercise in fasted vs. fed states on glucose and lipid metabolism”
PubMed study link



British Journal of Nutrition Review on Fasted Cardio
Includes discussion of post-exercise fat oxidation and metabolic adaptations
Cambridge journal article

also if you're using dnp and clen and talking about "there's no research for fasted cardio" ur opinion is worth none anyways i shouldn't have wasted my time linking these

fuck off
 

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Efficiency > discipline. Or do you never use cars?
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Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis — Fasted vs Fed Aerobic Exercise
“Effects of aerobic exercise performed in fasted v. fed state on fat and carbohydrate metabolism in adults”
PubMed study link
This measured Fat oxidation, which Fasted had more fat oxidation but overtime it makes hardly a molecule of a difference cause the body will just compensate later on within the day via other energy sources.

Fasted Training Improved Insulin Sensitivity & GLUT4
“Training in the fasted state improves glucose tolerance during fat-rich diet”
PubMed study link
Fed Cardio B Group:
Screenshot 2026-05-28 at 2.48.27 PM.png

Lets measure via Area Under Curve:

Pre run:
AUC = 30 × (6.0 + 2×38.2 + 22.3) = 3141

Post run:
AUC = 30 x(4.9 +2x2.79 +26.6) = 2619

(3141 - 2619) / 3141 = 16.6% improvement


Fasted Cardio C Groups:
Screenshot 2026-05-28 at 2.57.26 PM.png

Pre Run:
30 × (5.7 + 2×51.5 + 26.2) = 4047

Post Run:
30 × (5.1 + 2×40.7 + 21.9) = 3252

(4047 - 3252) / 4047 = 19.6% Improvment

Meaning there only a fucking 3% difference in fasted vs fed cardio:cage: in terms of improving insulin sensitivity.
This doesnt even factor in the fact that the fasted group was lower in insulin response(They started at 51.5 pre run) thus making the difference even smaller. Since fasted had the edge in lower insulin response they had more room to improve so its closer to like 1.5-2% fucking difference in reality

"Muh Mogs Reta" :dicapriolaugh:
 

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Fat Oxidation Associated With Better Insulin Sensitivity
Goodpaster et al. — Diabetes Journal discussion
Medscape summary/article



2025 Meta-Analysis on Fasted vs Fed Exercise
“The effects of acute bouts of exercise in fasted vs. fed states on glucose and lipid metabolism”
PubMed study link



British Journal of Nutrition Review on Fasted Cardio
Includes discussion of post-exercise fat oxidation and metabolic adaptations
Cambridge journal article

also if you're using dnp and clen and talking about "there's no research for fasted cardio" ur opinion is worth none anyways i shouldn't have wasted my time linking these

fuck off
Ill read the other studies when I have time

But just quick question ?
Are you even good at math ?
Do you know how to read graphs ?

and Did you even read the studies you linked ?
 

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This measured Fat oxidation, which Fasted had more fat oxidation but overtime it makes hardly a molecule of a difference cause the body will just compensate later on within the day via other energy sources.


Fed Cardio B Group:
View attachment 51848
Lets measure via Area Under Curve:

Pre run:
AUC = 30 × (6.0 + 2×38.2 + 22.3) = 3141

Post run:
AUC = 30 x(4.9 +2x2.79 +26.6) = 2619

(3141 - 2619) / 3141 = 16.6% improvement


Fasted Cardio C Groups:
View attachment 51853

Pre Run:
30 × (5.7 + 2×51.5 + 26.2) = 4047

Post Run:
30 × (5.1 + 2×40.7 + 21.9) = 3252

(4047 - 3252) / 4047 = 19.6% Improvment

Meaning there only a fucking 3% difference in fasted vs fed cardio:cage: in terms of improving insulin sensitivity.
This doesnt even factor in the fact that the fasted group was lower in insulin response(They started at 51.5 pre run) thus making the difference even smaller. Since fasted had the edge in lower insulin response they had more room to improve so its closer to like 1.5-2% fucking difference in reality

"Muh Mogs Reta" :dicapriolaugh:
My retard skepticism from yesterday is gone now, mirin effort
 

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This measured Fat oxidation, which Fasted had more fat oxidation but overtime it makes hardly a molecule of a difference cause the body will just compensate later on within the day via other energy sources.


Fed Cardio B Group:
View attachment 51848
Lets measure via Area Under Curve:

Pre run:
AUC = 30 × (6.0 + 2×38.2 + 22.3) = 3141

Post run:
AUC = 30 x(4.9 +2x2.79 +26.6) = 2619

(3141 - 2619) / 3141 = 16.6% improvement


Fasted Cardio C Groups:
View attachment 51853

Pre Run:
30 × (5.7 + 2×51.5 + 26.2) = 4047

Post Run:
30 × (5.1 + 2×40.7 + 21.9) = 3252

(4047 - 3252) / 4047 = 19.6% Improvment

Meaning there only a fucking 3% difference in fasted vs fed cardio:cage: in terms of improving insulin sensitivity.
This doesnt even factor in the fact that the fasted group was lower in insulin response(They started at 51.5 pre run) thus making the difference even smaller. Since fasted had the edge in lower insulin response they had more room to improve so its closer to like 1.5-2% fucking difference in reality

"Muh Mogs Reta" :dicapriolaugh:
in your genius, you must’ve forgot how fasted versus fed does not have any association with how it compares to Reta, totally separate issue on which you’re also wrong, and if it weren’t for @Circadex nobody would agree with you

At the end of the day I have managed to net a far more impressive outcome than you on far less drugs and for that reason you should LDAR
 

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in your genius, you must’ve forgot how fasted versus fed does not have any association with how it compares to Reta, totally separate issue on which you’re also wrong, and if it weren’t for @Circadex nobody would agree with you

At the end of the day I have managed to net a far more impressive outcome than you on far less drugs and for that reason you should LDAR
Congratulations you're putting in more effort for worse results than if you took reta, no reason not to take it unless you're poor or stupid
 

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