Weight Loss and Muscle Gain

Contrary to the opinion of some , weight loss and muscle gain can possibly go hand and hand. Another popular idea that many of us believe is the notion that eliminating fat from our diets will surely make us thin. Reasons for having lowfat foods readily available for most of us. Eating fat does not necessarily make you fat, it’s actually the way your body stores fat that makes you gain weight. Too much consumption of sweets and starches stimulates your body’s production of insulin.

What is insulin and what does it do?

The pancreas is an organ that is located behind the stomach. It is where insulin, digestive enzymes and other hormones are produce. the pancreas has a group of cells called islet cells, it’s the islet cells that secrete insulin. When we eat, the food is digested and broken down into glucose. glucose is the simple sugar that is the body’s main source of energy, also known as blood sugar. carbohydrates like pasta, bread, rice potatoes are broken down into glucose and are absorbed from the intestines into the bloodstream after eating. The pancreas then secretes insulin in response to the increase in blood sugar. Without insulin, the cells in our bodies would not be able to process the glucose and therefore have no energy for movement, growth, repair or other functions. Insulin is the key which unlocks the door of the cell to allow the glucose to be transferred from the bloodstream rinto the cell.

Insulin as the body’s fat storage hormone

If a person consume a lot of starch and sugar on a frequent basis, chances are his insulin levels remain to be  high. If insulin maintains its high levels, your fat is then locked into your fat cells. A good reason to easily gain weight and extremely hard to lose weight. Very high insulin levels stops the body from burning stored body fat for release as energy. Losing weight is as hard as climbing a very steep mountain because of constant craving  for sugary foods aand we know what comes next, binging on something you’ve craved for the past hours.

Glucagon the fat releasing hormone

Glucagon is an important involved in carbohydrate metabolism. Produced by the pancreas, it is released when the glucose level in the blood is low (hypoglycemia), causing thetitle liver to convert stored insulin, which instructs the body’s cells to take in glucose from the blood.

Protein stimulates the release of glucagon, which stimulates the liver to release stored carbohydrates from its glycogen stores and from fat. Glucagon also inhibits the release of insulin. By controlling your intake of protein and spreading it throughout the day, you can constantly produce adequate amounts of glucagon.

Muscle Gain

Anaerobic exercise is exercise intense enough to trigger anaerobic metabolism. It is used by athletes in non-endurance sports to build power and by body builders to build muscle mass. Muscles trained under anaerobic conditions develop differently, leading to greater performance in short duration, high intensity activities, which last up to about 2 minutes.

Anaerobic exercise is activity which promotes the growth of muscle tissue,as opposed to burning fat tissue, which is the point of aerobic exercise.Anaerobic exercise involves pushing your muscles to the limits in order to encourage them to grow to meet the demands that you put on them. Unlike aerobic exercise, anaerobic exercise is short and intense. Weight lifting, sit-ups, push-ups, chin-ups, and squats are all examples of anaerobic
exercises.  Anaerobic exercise does not cause weight loss; in fact, those who exercise anaerobically on a regular basis may find themselves actually gaining some weight due to the increase in muscle mass (even though their bodies are becoming leaner and trimmer, since muscle is denser than fat). However, anaerobic exercise is an important part in overall fitness precisely because of that increase in muscle. Your muscles, after all, are the ones that  do the work of  burning  calories, and the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn.

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