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Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast
EP. 90: THE BENEFITS OF FUELING YOURSELF THROUGHOUT THE DAY: BREAKING DOWN THE DATA ON WITHIN DAY ENERGY AVAILABILITY, HOW FASTED TRAINING & FASTING IMPACTS MUSCLE GROWTH & THE BENEFITS OF EATING
Dec 29, 2023
Explore the importance of properly fueling yourself throughout the day, the negative effects of skipping meals, the drawbacks of resistance training in a fasted state, the impact of fasting on fat loss and muscle retention, and the benefits of eating breakfast. Highlight the importance of protein-centered pre-workout fueling, the negative impacts of low energy availability and fasting on training and hormone levels, and the drawbacks of skipping breakfast on physical activity and training performance.
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- Properly fueling your body throughout the day is crucial for achieving body composition goals and optimizing training performance.
- Skipping meals and creating within-day energy deficiency can have detrimental effects on your body, hormone production, and overall body composition.
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The Importance of Properly Fueling Yourself Throughout the Day
Properly fueling your body throughout the day is crucial for achieving body composition goals, such as building muscle and losing fat. Chronic dieting and under-fueling can lead to metabolic adaptations that make it harder to achieve these goals. Your metabolism adapts to what you consume, and factors like calorie intake, macronutrient composition, training intensity, activity level, sleep quality, and stress affect how efficiently your body burns calories. Spending significant portions of the day in an under-fueled state, such as skipping meals or saving macros for later, can lead to within-day energy deficiency. This can have negative effects on metabolic rate, training performance, recovery, muscle growth, hormone production, and hunger management. Properly fueling yourself throughout the day is essential for sustaining energy levels, optimizing nutrient timing, maximizing training performance, and supporting muscle growth.
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