In episode 6, I talked about how to change your body from primarily burning sugar and glucose to burning fat as a primary source of fuel and energy.
Our bodies need a constant source of energy to pull from to sustain ourselves. When there is a steady source of glucose and glycogen (a starch stored in the liver and muscles), it chooses that for energy. When it has used all it needs, it then stores the rest of it as fat for use at a later time. When we don’t have that glucose/glycogen in our body at all times and our body needs a source of energy, it pulls from our fat storage and burns that as energy.
I introduced the nutrition concept of carb cycling. In simple terms, this is when we alternate the amount of carbohydrates we consume on a weekly basis and hopefully with the type of workout we are completing that day.
When we strength train, it is beneficial to eat carbohydrates because that refills our glycogen stores, helps with muscle recovery, gives us energy and builds lean muscle.
On days when we do more cardio, sprints, or high intensity interval training (HIIT), it is beneficial to eat low carb so your body draws from fat storage for fuel and that’s when we lean out and lose fat.
When we put both high and low carb days together in the same week, we see the fat burning effects of a low carb diet, but we are still able to build lean muscle, protect our adrenal glands from excess stress and protect our kidneys from too much protein. This is a recipe for great success both in body composition and health!
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