tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post8828485104616544800..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: Burning MuscleNeal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-33360746926658010662017-02-15T07:59:58.086+00:002017-02-15T07:59:58.086+00:00Hi Neal,
I had a discussion about muscle wastage a...Hi Neal,<br />I had a discussion about muscle wastage a while back, and it was explained to me like this: <br />Your body can store excess energy as fat, but can't do the same with protein. <br />When you need energy, your body will take it from food in your system, or from fat storage, whichever is easiest to liberate.<br />When you stress muscles, such as with exercise, they are damaged and need to be repaired. Because spare protein isn't stored, you pull protein from your food intake, BUT if you haven't got any in your system when the body needs it, it'll scavenge it from less-vital muscles. <br />So your body won't destroy muscle for energy, but it will to rebuild a muscle that is stressed, the theory being that if you're stressing that muscle, you need it to operate better. <br />This is also why protein powders are popular, even with the If It Fits Your Macros crowd, a steak or a head of broccoli might have the same protein content as a shake, but it takes your body longer to break the protein down into something it can use. Or you could blend a steak or protein rich vegetables, but that's up to you. <br />Again, this is as related by a PHD student, and according to my memory, so I may have screwed it up somewhere, but it made sense to me at the time.Koz_Eye_Kanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657978244136380611noreply@blogger.com