Restoring Energy After Exercise

Finding a good balance to maintaining energy, building muscle and burning fat requires you to manipulate your metabolic system. There is nothing unnatural in doing this, if it is done in a way appropriate to the form of exercise you are engaged in. An moderately paced endurance athlete may use the same principles as a shorter duration sprint athlete or body builder, but will apply the principles in a different manner.

ACTIONS

READ: about the two most common nutritional regimes to maintain energy:

1. Glyco Replenishment – also known as Carb Loading
2. Glycemic Index Diets – not suitable for antiaging programs
3. Energy & Fat Burning Strategies

So you can see, the core principles of maximising energy are:

• Eat little and often [6 mini-meals a day]
• Balance protein and carbs to maintain an “effective” low GI
• Avoid Low Fat and Health Food Snacks

Other Types of Diets

All-protein diets – such as the Aitken diet don’t work for fat burning muscle building. You need carbs to help synthesise the proteins. Eating protein and carbs together converts carbs to energy rather than to fat.

No/low-carbohydrate diets – makes you lethargic and can lead to ketosis which is fine for short fasts but as a longer term diet risks your heart.

So, forget about weighing food, counting calories, portions etc Follow these muscle building, fat burning, energy giving guidelines and let your body tell you what you need and when.