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23 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this motivational YouTube short, the speaker warns viewers against eating breakfast when trying to lose body fat, arguing that consuming food upon waking spikes insulin and prevents the body from tapping into fat stores for energy. He advocates for fasted morning workouts, claiming that training on an empty stomach forces the body to burn stored fat and builds mental resilience. The speaker shares personal experience of fasting for 24–30 hours before training, emphasizing that perceived lack of energy is a mental barrier that can be overcome. While acknowledging that such extreme fasting is not for everyone, he encourages starting the day with rigorous physical effort to develop both physical and mental fortitude, suggesting that anything is possible for those willing to try.

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You should literally never do this. That is just wake up and eat food, especially when you're trying to cut fat from your body and overall lose weight. Because by you waking up and eating, that will spike your insulin levels. Go about your day with a fasted workout. Your body is forced to eat its fat storage for energy. I know a lot of people say, I don't have the energy to work out. Trust me, it's really all in the mind. I'm not even kidding. Sometimes I go 30 hours, 24 hours. It's all in the mind because I've obviously built the resistance, you feel me? Obviously, I'm not saying you should do that because that's, you know, that's kind of wild, obviously. Start your day with some hard, rigorous work to the body and mind. By you constantly doing this, you are quite literally building strong mental fortitude and forcing your body to adapt. Yes, anything is possible to the man or woman who is willing to try.