When we exercise we strip our muscles of this glycogen (energy source) and our body will have no choice but to burn the other energy source (stored fat). When we have more muscle mass we have more storage area for this glycogen and we can strip more thus also burn more fat! What this means to us is the all elusive weight loss! As I always say I wish you the best in your weight loss goals.


With all of the new workouts and diets around Tyler Glasnow Jersey , certainly you have heard the word metabolism being thrown around. High metabolism, low metabolism, ectomorph and endomorph body types. Maybe you have heard about BMR or basal metabolic rate, maybe not. It can be confusing at times not to mention conflicting. A person should eat five or six times a day or is it eat when you’re hungry? Metabolism and BMR can easily be defined, understanding might be another matter. I can’t recall what I used to think metabolism was Starling Marte Jersey , but it wasn’t correct. I think I thought it was like a pre-determined energyreaction timelife speed that everyone had. And everybody’s was different based upon genetics, eating habits, exercise, etc. Comparing metabolism to a structure or building is a simple way to look at it.


What is metabolism? Think of metabolism as life. It is energy, a set of chemical reactions Sean Rodriguez Jersey , processes, all of it. I do not know if this scientifically fits here but remember that old rule that energy can neither be created nor destroyed only altered in form? Technically metabolism is the sum of all of those different energies. They can be physical or chemical, and could include the production, destruction, or maintenance of the organic matter in an organism. Typically metabolism can be broken down into two processes Roberto Clemente Jersey , one of which is catabolism and the other is anabolism. Catabolism is the breaking down of more complex substances into simpler ones, a conversion of energy. Maybe think digestion for a basic picture. Anabolism is the opposite, it is the creation or building of more complex substances from simpler ones. For this one, imagine laying the groundwork for protein building blocks, or building muscle.


So why is metabolism such a hot discussion topic? It probably shouldn’t be. I think the term is just easier to use than BMR. Basal metabolic rate is the actual amount of energy consumed by the body just in order to maintain life. Everything we do requires calories Kent Tekulve Jersey , which when broken down, provides fuel or energy. In another article we talk about calories and what they are. Referencing that article, caloric intake is compared to a financial budget. As you should be able to see, here is where the calories tie in. Using that as an example, calories are like deposits into your Bank of Metabolism. Everything an individual ingests is a deposit Jung-ho Kang Jersey , everything he expels a withdrawal.


There should be a much easier way to get a grasp on what metabolism actually is.