Show Notes
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If you have GLUCOSE available your body will HAVE TO use it. By default you will be “switched” into utilising that glucose, and muscle glycogen will become somewhat irrelevant. Now, IF you take that GLUCOSE away in the first place, your body can IMMEDIATELY UTILIZE FATS. Try to implement more of that!
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GLUCOSE ≠ GLUCOSE. Whether it is in your blood, liver or the muscles, it is not all utilized the same. You can make smart choices by utilizing liver glycogen stores, rather than being reliant on everything coming straight from your intake into the blood stream.
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Two key glucose pools exist. Large and small pool. Large pool = muscle glycogen (the sink). Small pool = blood glucose and liver glycogen. Only the small glucose pool appears relevant. For performance to be optimized, you need only ingest enough glucose to prevent hypoglycemia, and this appears to be a very small amount (only 10g/h).
