When you look
at mitochondrial density, it's actually a pretty good indication of how important those tissues are.
Not exact matches
According to Raymond Geor, an exercise physiologist
at Michigan State University, sled dog muscle cells are well equipped to use this fat because they have a higher
mitochondrial density — more cellular power plants — than other animals.
At this point the
mitochondrial and capillary
density in your legs are so high that it'll become difficult for you to put ON weight.
Increasing
mitochondrial density means that you'll be improving the quality of your reactors, which will translate into more efficient functioning
at the expense of lower energy demands.
Based on that, to increase
mitochondrial density, you would have to upregulate the expression of AMPK (for
mitochondrial biogenesis) and force your body to improve its functioning i.e. become better
at bioenergetics (create energy from within).
And it turns out that that does the best job boosting the overall
mitochondrial output but does not actually increase the
mitochondrial density quite as efficiently as doing exercise sessions that are
at slightly longer, more medium pace, right.
When the body achieves that state of «G - Flux» it increases the
mitochondrial density of the muscles — super hybrid muscle, increases the total metabolism and makes the body far more efficient
at processing fat.
However, an example of a factor that affects the ability of your muscles to absorb oxygen would be the extent of the blood capillary distribution
at your muscles (more blood capillaries means more surface area for oxygen absorption), and an example of a factor that affects the ability of your muscles to use oxygen would be the
mitochondrial density of your muscles (mitochondria are organelles in your cells that are primarily responsible for the cellular respiration process that uses oxygen to create ATP energy).