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Apoptosis while cosuming BCAA's...

CryingEmo

CryingEmo

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Is it possible to be burning fat while consuming BCAA's. You're preventing catabolism, but is your body also using some fat as a fuel source while providing BCAA's to the muscle so it doesn't get used.

Thoughts?
 
definitely. i don't consider burning fat to be completely catabolic. there is catabolism of fat, and catabolism of muscle. if you promote anabolism of muscle, consuming a near zero calorie bcaa cocktail will prevent the catabolism of muscle while training, and promote the utilization of fat. While I have been taking Xtend, I have built muscle, decreased soreness, gotten stronger, and do see myself getting leaner. I want to try fasted cardio with 15 grams of bcaa's pre workout.
 
there are also other things such as GH levels to take into consideration. as GH levels increase, fat loss becomes greater. Drinking BCAA's will keep you at a positive leucine balance, thus elevating GH levels, in turn breaking down fat for energy.
 
IDK, that might be a little deep.

One thing we can say is this: you're always burning calories from the 3 sources (fat/protein/carbs) just at different ratios. BCAA's fight catabolism by being burned for that protein energy instead of your muscle tissue due to them being more readily available. You're still gonna be burning fat; however, the protein you would normally be burning as well is gonna be burned more from BCAA's.
 
BCAA's or not, what is going to determine if you are burning fat is the amount of calories you're taking in. The substrates (prot, carb, fat) being burned will be determined by the physical activity. Fat is the predominant source of fuel for low intensity things (walking, slow jogging) while glucose is the predominant for high intensity (weight lifting, running).
 
I am sure you meant lipolysis (lipid metabolism) not apoptosis (cell death).

Nevertheless, the answer is yes.
 
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