If the carb is not
needed for immediate energy and if the glycogen tanks in liver and muscle are full, the glucose is converted to fat.
Short and medium chain fatty acids are absorbed quickly and directly by the
body for immediate energy whereas the longer chain fatty acids must be acted upon by bile salts to be digested.
Did you know that coconut oil speeds up our metabolism by helping our body break other fats, and is burned by our body same as carbs,
for immediate energy levels.
First and foremost, eating carbs before training providing your body with an abundance of glucose (blood sugar) to
burn for immediate energy, and this helps you in three major ways.
Energy bars: For energy supply before, during or after sports, different types of carbohydrates can be used
for an immediate energy boost, for a sustained energy release or a combination of both.
Eating in this manner allows me to manipulate the glycogen stores within my muscles (stored
sugar for immediate energy usage), which makes my body more anabolic and apt to burn body fat for energy in the beginning of the week, but then preventing metabolic depression and muscle loss by switching to a glycogen - rich environment on the weekend.
-LSB-...] also has those coveted medium - chain fatty acids, which digest
quickly for immediate energy and are fantastic for those on a ketogenic diet.
Both have their benefits, but coconut oil has more immune - boosting properties while concentrated MCT oil does
more for an immediate energy and brain boost.
What you could do is have a complex carb and protein snack 60 minutes before your workout and then follow it up with a small simple carb snack (e.g. a piece of fruit) just before your
workout for an immediate energy boost.
That is, the body uses protein to build and repair tissues, it uses
carbs for immediate energy needs and it prefers to use dietary fat last as it's the most calorie dense and the most valuable macronutrient.
You can also add a teaspoon or two of coconut milk as that will add some quickly digestible medium chain fatty acids (a source of healthy fats)
for immediate energy for the workout.
Coconut oil for weight loss is the best fat to choose, due to the plethora of healthy medium chain saturated fatty acids (MCTs) that boost
metabolism for immediate energy.
Figs are a medium - sugar fruit, which is why I love including them in post-workout smoothies especially when my body is primed to use that simple
sugar for immediate energy.
Coconut oil also has those coveted medium - chain fatty acids, which digest
quickly for immediate energy and are fantastic for those on a ketogenic diet.
This also meets the
need for immediate energy, since it can be rolled out ahead of the solar / storage option (s) it will eventually provide backup for, at a cost very competitive with coal.
Instead of your cappuccino or latte in the morning try bulletproof coffee (organic black coffee with grass - fed butter and MCT oil)
for an immediate energy and brain boost.
However, do not «spill» the carbs over — when the insulin levels and sensitivity are high, any excess of glucose goes to fat cells unless you use
it for immediate energy and the post-training recovery process.