best way to use up glycogen in muscles?

[hvactech]

how do know if your glycogen depleted? whats the best way to go about doing so?

 

[Resolve]

Eat low carb for a few days while performing a few high volume workouts. You'll feel flat, drained and tired. There are several good articles on T-nation about that (shredded in 6days was one, IIRC), and Ultimate Diet 2.0 also incorporates glycogen depletion.

 

[Bolanrox]

honest question could you use a blood sugar monitor?

 

[murk01]

I like this question.
What the fastest way to reload glycogen into muscle , enough to cause increase in size?

 

[hvactech]

once fully depleted, if simple sugars are consume directly post workout and then no carbs for the rest of the day does the process repeat itself?

 

[Rodja]

Why would you want to be fully glycogen depleted unless you're doing so for a competition/photoshoot?

 

[hvactech]

Why would you want to be fully glycogen depleted unless you're doing so for a competition/photoshoot?

well for me i am doing a "photoshoot" but just personal pics, also its a question for others to inform themselves....:sigh1:

 

[pyrobatt]

how do know if your glycogen depleted? whats the best way to go about doing so?

Eat low Carb as stated before and pick up running or jump rope.

 

[Rodja]

well for me i am doing a "photoshoot" but just personal pics, also its a question for others to inform themselves....:sigh1:

Being glycogen depleted and dehydrated is miserable. Trust me, it's fraking awful. A better idea, IMO, is to just salt and water load with only some depletion so you get the supercompensation.

 

[Resolve]

once fully depleted, if simple sugars are consume directly post workout and then no carbs for the rest of the day does the process repeat itself?

Does what process repeat itself?

 

[hvactech]

Being glycogen depleted and dehydrated is miserable. Trust me, it's fraking awful. A better idea, IMO, is to just salt and water load with only some depletion so you get the supercompensation.

hmmmm, more info on this, never heard of it, jumping rope is my cardio

 

[hvactech]

Does what process repeat itself?

depletion or is it more of a 1 time kinda thing....

 

[Resolve]

depletion or is it more of a 1 time kinda thing....

If you deplete yourself of glycogen, your body will put calories into glycogen synthesis, but how much is synthesized depends on calories and carb intake. If you're on a calorie deficit, the amount of glycogen made short term will be minimal.