The object of this study was to measure if HGH therapy could prevent postoperative catabolism (Being
in a catabolic state for a prolonged period of time can result in major muscle loss and overall decrease in health), which would be of great benefit to the elderly.
Not exact matches
If you're doing a workout
for 45 min to an hour, I define it as high - intensity cardio, which when
in a calorie restricted
state, or when done 4 - 5x + per week, becomes a
catabolic activity.
For this, you need to eat the sufficient amount of protein at the correct time, so that your body doesn't fall
in a
catabolic state.
However, I would argue that the mass gained by lifting is minimal
for most endurance athletes given the persistent
catabolic state that most endurance athletes are
in (I will expand on this further
in Part 2, but
for now suffice it to say that unless a runner is eating to gain weight, he or she will NOT gain much muscle mass due to lifting weights).