This helps create an insulin spike and helps get the nutrients your body desperately needs for muscle repair and growth and
refill glycogen stores.
Carbs after the workout are used to
refill the glycogen stores
Post exercise there is a suggestion that we have a 30 minute window to
refill glycogen stores efficiently.
Not exact matches
If you keep your intake in check, you may still notice an increase in weight because of
glycogen stores refilling.
Your
glycogen stores can still be
refilled while on a ketogenic diet.
When a person eats immediately after working out, these
glycogen receptors and
stores are
refilled and some of the positive effects of the workout are cut off.
Keto - adaption allows you to empty
glycogen stores through intense exercise,
refill those
stores, burn any consumed fat that isn't
stored, and easily access and oxidize the fat that is
stored when it's needed.
And this is when muscle
glycogen is going to be most susceptible to
refilling their
stores, so the creatine taken then will have maximum impact as your muscles are desparately soaking up resources.
You might be ketogenic Monday through Friday, exercising all the while and capping the work week off with a really intense
glycogen - depleting training session, then go high - carb, low - fat Saturday through Sunday to
refill your depleted and newly - insulin sensitive muscle
glycogen stores.
It is not necessary to do this if you have a rest day or more time before your next workout as you're your
glycogen stores will have plenty of time to
refill.
Bananas and dates both contain a good portion of fast acting carbs that quickly
refill muscle
glycogen stores.
When you eat (especially carbs) your liver and muscle
glycogen stores are
refilled.