Sports Nutrition #2: CONSERVE CARBOHYDRATES that are stored in your muscles and liver. By laurent514 on July 28, 2017 • ( 0 ) View this post on Instagram CONSERVE CARBOHYDRATES that are stored in your muscles and liver. Excess glucose that is not burned is stored as a starch called glycogen. The body only stores 300 grams or 1200 Calories which is burned along with fat as you do aerobic and resistance exercise. 75% of glycogen is in muscle where it provides energy for the muscles. At higher levels of exercise above 70% of your maximum heart rate you burn glycogen more rapidly. So it is important to have carbohydrates in your diet before exercise to be sure your glycogen stores are full. Then you should have a sports drink with glucose to spare your glycogen stores during exercise. Before marathon runners took glucose they would have muscle pain at about 20 miles when their muscle glycogen was depleted. Keep your muscles stocked with glycogen and they will keep humming along. #drdavidheber #drdavidhebertraining #carbohydrate #glycogen #performance to learn more go to www.drdavidheber.com and www.herbalifenutritioninstitute.com A post shared by Dr. David Heber (@drdavidheber) on Jul 18, 2017 at 6:01am PDT Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...‹ Sports Nutrition #1: FAT BURNING is what most people want when they exercise, but how do you burn fat most efficiently?Sports Nutrition #3: BUILD MUSCLE PROTEIN by doing resistance exercise followed by a shake with the right amount of protein and carbohydrate-not just protein. ›Categories: Nutrition
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