Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny View Post
Running very early in the morning, before taking in any foods forces the body into a catabolic state - eating itself.

This means at the start of training when a fighter may have a few extra pounds it is an excellent method of cutting fat.
Nearer to the fight these long early runs will be dropped in favour of short-fast carb fuelled runs.
Well, I dont see why you can't just wake up at normal time and do your running before breakfast.
Same thing