Sentences with phrase «in a catabolic state which»

Long distance cardio should be avoided as much as possible because low intensity movements like a slow jog can actually cause your body to be in a catabolic state which means you burn up muscles instead of fat.

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During sleep, our bodies enter a catabolic state in which muscles are broken down to feed other cells in the body.

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.

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.

This in turn creates a free radical build - up, which puts the body into a catabolic (breaking down) state, rather than anabolic (building up) state.

By elevating hormone levels in the body, including testosterone, hCG creates an anabolic state (muscle - building), which counteracts the catabolic state (muscle - breakdown).

Also, lactic acid resistance training triggers growth hormone production (due to lactic acid accumulation and catabolic state supplemented with amino acids) resulting in muscle stimulation and fatty acids (fat) release from fat cells, which makes fat burn much even more effective.