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| − | Glycogen is the critical fuel supply for endurance running. Glycogen is formed primarily from the carbohydrates we consume and is stored in our livers and muscles. The glycogen in our livers can leave the liver and flow via our blood to our muscles, brains and other organs. The glycogen in our muscles can only be used by those muscle fibers. Glycogen can also be created from protein via a process called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis gluconeogenesis], but not from fat. | + | Glycogen is the critical fuel supply for endurance running. |
| + | * Glycogen is formed primarily from the carbohydrates we consume and is stored in our livers and muscles. | ||
| + | * The glycogen in our livers can leave the liver and flow via our blood to our muscles, brains and other organs. | ||
| + | * The human liver typically stores between 90 and 160 grams of Glycogen, or 350 to 650 Calories. | ||
| + | * Blood typically contains less than 20 calories of glucose. | ||
| + | * The glycogen in our muscles can only be used by those muscle fibers. | ||
| + | * Glycogen can also be created from protein via a process called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis gluconeogenesis], but not from fat. | ||
| + | =Further reading= | ||
For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen | For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 2 November 2011
Glycogen is the critical fuel supply for endurance running.
- Glycogen is formed primarily from the carbohydrates we consume and is stored in our livers and muscles.
- The glycogen in our livers can leave the liver and flow via our blood to our muscles, brains and other organs.
- The human liver typically stores between 90 and 160 grams of Glycogen, or 350 to 650 Calories.
- Blood typically contains less than 20 calories of glucose.
- The glycogen in our muscles can only be used by those muscle fibers.
- Glycogen can also be created from protein via a process called gluconeogenesis, but not from fat.
Further reading
For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen
