On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:55:37 -0500, Jim Bard wrote:


"DJ Delorie" wrote in message
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"Jim Bard" writes:
I don't know what this is. If it's a fancy buzzword for going in
and out of ketosis, I suspect it would be somewhat self-defeating.

Yup, you don't know what it is. Cyclic diets take advantage of the
fact that low carbing makes your muscles more insulin sensitive,
allowing you to play tricks with workouts and carbohydrates that are
otherwise impossible. For example, on UD2, after the low carb days
and associated workouts, you eat about 1.5 kg of carbs in a 30 hour
period, while still losing fat - all the carbs go to muscle glycogen!

You'll have to explain that to me, thanks. What is 'muscle glycogen'?
How
is it different from glycogen in general? Why would muscles be more
sensitive to insulin than the rest of your body?

I'm a bit curious, here.



Supposedly, exercise depletes muscle glycogen. When you eat carbs after a
workout (typically), the carbs go preferentially to replace muscle
glycogen. I find this to be true, as I can take in carbs after a workout
that would typically cause my blood sugar to shoot through the roof. I
don't have this effect after working out. The UD2 program is a more
complex extension of this.

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Bob in CT
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