http://elitesportsandfitness.com/2010/03/05/carbohydrates-pre-workout-energy-for-your-body/ Mind Body Nutrition Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:41:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://elitesportsandfitness.com/2010/03/05/carbohydrates-pre-workout-energy-for-your-body/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Elite Sports and Fitness » Protein as Energy Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:45:51 +0000 http://elitesportsandfitness.com/?p=1123#comment-317 [...] When protein is stored in the body, it can provide up to 30,000 kj of energy, this is your last resource for fuel when your body is truly in need of energy. This slow-burning energy source is used primarily in the late stages of endurance exercise when stores of glycogen have been depleted. During the course of exercise, the body uses stores of glycogen in the muscles. Remember your body’s primary source of glycogen is produced from carbohydrates eaten before exercising. [...] [...] When protein is stored in the body, it can provide up to 30,000 kj of energy, this is your last resource for fuel when your body is truly in need of energy. This slow-burning energy source is used primarily in the late stages of endurance exercise when stores of glycogen have been depleted. During the course of exercise, the body uses stores of glycogen in the muscles. Remember your body’s primary source of glycogen is produced from carbohydrates eaten before exercising. [...]

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