Wednesday through Friday will not see us burning away at the gym yet, as I enjoy starting a new program on a fresh week come Saturday, during this time, it is best to understand the science behind anabolism and hydration, utilizing it to your advantage.
Insulin and you
- Carbohydrates stimulate the release of a hormone known as insulin, most associate this little gem with diabetes, but it is a potent factor in allowing amino acids to migrate freely into the muscles to aid in the building process, leaving the free carbohydrates at the mercy of the burning anabolic body furnace, the body will burn as much carbs as it needs to meet the current energy requirement, storing the rest for later, which is what most want to avoid.
Energy
- The body loves carbohydrates, it is the preferred source of energy, as it is easy to deplete and easiest to chemically break down, but carbohydrates are not the only source of energy, in times of need, the body will resort to burning fats and in dire cases, protein, to meet the energy requirements of your body, so if one decides to cut carbs completely from ones diet, then one will burn out rather quickly come workout time, and ones body will hit up the protein stores, decreasing ones chances in viewing any visible change.
Hydration
- Anabolic processes aside, most ignore a key factor in muscle growth and tone, water; your muscles contain 70% water, keeping your muscle cells good and hydrated, enrich them, increasing intracellular functionality and metabolism, and, as a result, gives you very effective results when combined with aforementioned information, adversely, dehydration sends the body into an antianabolic state, where fluids seep outside muscle cells, causing a state of muscle wasting, and that's pretty bad.
Read, learn, sexify, for Saturday marks the start of a new era, MY...I mean your era, you're not stepping stones on my personal path to greatness.
Read...
0 comments:
Post a Comment