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With intermittent fasting , your body works differently when this " powered " compared to when in " fasting " . When you eat a meal, your body works a couple of hours to process food , so you can burn what you just consume. Because you have all this amount of food available , it's easy to burn energy stored in your blood stream ( through the food you ate ) , your body chooses to use it as energy instead of stored fat. This is especially true when you consume carbs / sugars, since your body prefers to burn sugar for energy before any other source.
During the " fasting state " , your body has no stored food to use for energy , so it's more likely to use the fat stored in your body instead of glucose in the bloodstream or the glycogen stored in the muscles / liver.
Objective accomplished = Fat Burning
The same applies to the exercise in a state of " fasting " . Without a supply of glucose and glycogen for use as energy ( which has already been exhausted during the time of fasting , and still not replenished with food before training ) , the body is forced to adapt and use the unique energy source that provides: the fat stored in your cells.
Why does this work? Your body reacts to energy consumption ( food consumption) with insulin production . In essence, the body more sensitive to insulin , the more likely you are to efficiently use the food you eat , which can help lead to weight loss and muscle development . Coupled with this, the body is more sensitive to insulin after a period of fasting.
The glycogen ( a starch stored in the muscles and liver that your body can burn as fuel when necessary ) is depleted during sleep (fasting ) , and further depleted during training , that could further increase the sensitivity to insulin. This means that when you eat immediately after your workout will be stored more efficiently : mostly in the form of muscle glycogen reserves , used for energy immediately to help with the recovery process , with minimal amounts of stored fat.
Compare this to a normal day (no intermittent fasting ) . With insulin sensitivity in normal levels , carbohydrates and food consumed cause glycogen storage, enough glucose in the bloodstream , and therefore is more likely to be stored as fat . Not only that, but growth hormone is increased during fasting (either during sleep or after a period of fasting ) . Combine this secretion of growth hormone increased and decreased insulin production (and thus increases insulin sensitivity ) , with this you are preparing your body for muscle growth and fat loss intermittent fasting .
Intermittent Fasting
How Does Intermittent Fasting ?
With intermittent fasting , your body works differently when this " powered " compared to when in " fasting " . When you eat a meal, your body works a couple of hours to process food , so you can burn what you just consume. Because you have all this amount of food available , it's easy to burn energy stored in your blood stream ( through the food you ate ) , your body chooses to use it as energy instead of stored fat. This is especially true when you consume carbs / sugars, since your body prefers to burn sugar for energy before any other source.
During the " fasting state " , your body has no stored food to use for energy , so it's more likely to use the fat stored in your body instead of glucose in the bloodstream or the glycogen stored in the muscles / liver.
Objective accomplished = Fat Burning
The same applies to the exercise in a state of " fasting " . Without a supply of glucose and glycogen for use as energy ( which has already been exhausted during the time of fasting , and still not replenished with food before training ) , the body is forced to adapt and use the unique energy source that provides: the fat stored in your cells.
Why does this work? Your body reacts to energy consumption ( food consumption) with insulin production . In essence, the body more sensitive to insulin , the more likely you are to efficiently use the food you eat , which can help lead to weight loss and muscle development . Coupled with this, the body is more sensitive to insulin after a period of fasting.
The glycogen ( a starch stored in the muscles and liver that your body can burn as fuel when necessary ) is depleted during sleep (fasting ) , and further depleted during training , that could further increase the sensitivity to insulin. This means that when you eat immediately after your workout will be stored more efficiently : mostly in the form of muscle glycogen reserves , used for energy immediately to help with the recovery process , with minimal amounts of stored fat.
Compare this to a normal day (no intermittent fasting ) . With insulin sensitivity in normal levels , carbohydrates and food consumed cause glycogen storage, enough glucose in the bloodstream , and therefore is more likely to be stored as fat . Not only that, but growth hormone is increased during fasting (either during sleep or after a period of fasting ) . Combine this secretion of growth hormone increased and decreased insulin production (and thus increases insulin sensitivity ) , with this you are preparing your body for muscle growth and fat loss intermittent fasting .
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