glycogen stores... bs

maletac
maletac Posts: 767 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
so i dont believe in it.. i know its science and all and i took nutrition...

but look at all the athletes... they are still buff and they train for hours and hours on end.... so explain that to me !!! HMMM O_O

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  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    What is there not to believe?? lol... :huh:
  • cowpacino
    cowpacino Posts: 77 Member
    you've done it

    with your single question, you broke science
  • maletac
    maletac Posts: 767 Member
    lol :D im not believing it!!

    actually i would like someone to explain it to me because they say you only have 60 min of glycogen stores so i dont get it :\
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    Just because your stores of glycogen are somewhat depleted, doesn't mean you're essentially immobile for the rest of the day lol. Different people deplete at different levels anyhow, so to say "60 minutes" would be inaccurate. You don't NEED glycogen to move your body. However, extensive workouts (lasting several hours) may not be beneficial for most.

    Here's a good site for you: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/sportsnutrition/a/Carbohydrates.htm
    Source: Dietitians of Canada, the American Dietetic Association, and the American College of Sports Medicine, Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research in the Winter of 2000, 61(4):176-192.
  • maletac
    maletac Posts: 767 Member
    Just because your stores of glycogen are somewhat depleted, doesn't mean you're essentially immobile for the rest of the day lol. Different people deplete at different levels anyhow, so to say "60 minutes" would be inaccurate. You don't NEED glycogen to move your body. However, extensive workouts (lasting several hours) may not be beneficial for most.

    Here's a good site for you: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/sportsnutrition/a/Carbohydrates.htm
    Source: Dietitians of Canada, the American Dietetic Association, and the American College of Sports Medicine, Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research in the Winter of 2000, 61(4):176-192.

    so pretty much just keep eating carbs while working out :D and your set :D
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    Just because your stores of glycogen are somewhat depleted, doesn't mean you're essentially immobile for the rest of the day lol. Different people deplete at different levels anyhow, so to say "60 minutes" would be inaccurate. You don't NEED glycogen to move your body. However, extensive workouts (lasting several hours) may not be beneficial for most.

    Here's a good site for you: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/sportsnutrition/a/Carbohydrates.htm
    Source: Dietitians of Canada, the American Dietetic Association, and the American College of Sports Medicine, Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research in the Winter of 2000, 61(4):176-192.

    so pretty much just keep eating carbs while working out :D and your set :D

    Haha, I can't tell if you're just screwing with me or actually serious about glycogen, lol. However, your theory (albeit awesome!) wouldn't work, because you need time to digest and store those carbs in your body. But yes, maintaining a *moderate* amount of carbs in your diet is crucial for those looking to do intense exercise. :smile:

    Too many carbs will still be processed into sugar/fat/etc by the body. You can only store a certain amount of glycogen.
  • darrenham
    darrenham Posts: 110 Member
    What's your actual question?
  • maletac
    maletac Posts: 767 Member
    so pretty much what what your saying is glycogen stores are true and you EVENTUALLY hit the wall but not as quickly as stated in all books?? and as long as you keep eating your fine??
  • SaraTonin
    SaraTonin Posts: 551 Member
    Are you asking if glycogen stores exist? Because they do.

    My brother is a Type I Diabetic and he keeps a glucagon gun that makes his body release his glycogen stores into his blood stream when his blood sugar dips too low. It instantly brings his sugars back up.

    What is the question??
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,376 Member
    Your body can use fats for energy as well. It is more difficult, and as I remember it will spare the glycogen when it gets low because it is needed for brain function, but the rest of your energy to power the muscles will at that point come primarily from fat (ketones if I remember precisely). If running low on glycogen meant you stopped being able to do anything humans would not have survived as the times between eating in the past when food was obtained primarily by hunter/gatherer activity were plenty long enough to pretty much get rid of glycogen stores. Then how would our ancestors hunt?
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