Lean bulking and cardio?

[timtim]

hmmmmmmm
Catabolism is the metabolic process that breaks down molecules into smaller units. It is made up of degradative chemical reactions in the living cell. Large polymeric molecules (polysaccharides, fatty acids, nucleic acids and proteins) are processed into their constituent monomeric units (i.e. monosaccharides, carbon units, nucleotides and amino acids, respectively).

Cells use monomers to construct new polymeric molecules and disassemble them to simple cellular metabolites (lactic acid, acetic acid, carbon dioxide, ammonia, urea, etc.). The creation of cellular metabolites is an oxidation process involving a release of chemical free energy, not all of which is lost as heat, but some of which is partially conserved through the coupled synthesis of adenosine triphosphate. The hydrolysis of this compound is subsequently used to drive almost every energy-requiring reaction in the cell. Catabolism provides the chemical energy necessary for the maintenance of the living cell. Examples of catabolic processes include breakdown of muscle protein in order to use amino acids as substrates for gluconeogenesis and breakdown of fat in adipose to fatty acids.

Because it is counterproductive to have anabolic and catabolic processes occurring in cells simultaneously, there are many signals that switch on anabolic processes while switching off catabolic processes and vice versa. Most of the known signals are hormones and the molecules involved in metabolism itself. Endocrinologists have traditionally classified many of the hormones as anabolic or catabolic.

nice. cutting and pasting is very easy. why not give credit to the real author.

 

[D_Mac]

Hey guys I posted a poll related to this here:

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=540488

so go weigh in and we'll see what the people say...

 

[Nelson Montana]

It seems to make sense that this would be the case, I mean you only have a limited amount of stored sugars and then your body has to eat its own fat to get energy. The question is, does your body just pack that fat back on as soon as you eat, leading to the same amount of fat loss in the day anyway, also there is the question of wether or not the body burns more muscle during morning periods as well.

Morning cardio would have the benefit of jumpstarting the metabolism early, although that wouldn't be dependant on an empty stomach, just on an early workout...

Absolutely wrong. Here's why.

For one thing it would take DAYS to be completely deprived of any carbohydrate source. Just because you have an "empty" stomach doesn;t mean there's no glycogen in your body.

And even if you were completely carb deprived, it's easier to use 4 calorie energy units that 9. Fat is 9, muscle and carbs are 4. The body is very efficient. If you tell it to run long distances with no fuel it will react in the most logical way imaginable -- by losing weight. But muscle weighs more than fat and is easier to burn. Hence -- catabolic.

 

[DBBT]

im taking a load of juice and am cardio gets my approval when ON...never do cardio when off

 

[TrainerE]

Take in BCAA's & EAA's then hit the cardio. You dont have to go into a catabolic state to losses fat so dont.

 

[heavy_duty]

Nelson you're starting to sound like my IART pals