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And the muscles. You can’t fight or flight if you have to ask the liver to deliver glycogen. That’s how anaerobic exercise works. You have the fuel but not enou
by hinkley 10mo ago
And the muscles. You can’t fight or flight if you have to ask the liver to deliver glycogen. That’s how anaerobic exercise works. You have the fuel but not enough oxygen to burn it so you burn it fuel rich and oxidizer poor.
- BirAdam 10mo agoNot quite. The body will just enter ketosis if glucose and glycogen levels are too low.
- cyberax 10mo agoThe grandparent means something a bit different. Muscles can use glucose without _oxygen_ to get short bursts of energy quickly by rearranging glucose molecules (indirectly) into lactic acid. Ketones can't be used for this purpose.
- hinkley 10mo agoGlycogen is stored in the muscles and in the liver, not just the liver. The liver holds around half of your reserves.