Quote Originally Posted by jimmyinkedup View Post
*L* ok phate we are gonna try this again ..ive been researching and based on what was stated above from what i can tell the conversion of protein to glycogen is more energy expensive that lipolysis when talking about stored body tissue - ie muscle vs bodyfat. However when it comes to ingested protein there are very mixed reviews ...some studies indicate that what you sated is correct ...others state that if an avail energy source in the way of ingested food ,whether it be protein, fats , or carbs are available , the body will utilize those nutrients before turning to stored bodyfat for fuel. Muscle being one of the bodies last choices for fuel but it will be used during high intensity cardio (ie your marathon example) SO id say try it both ways and see what works ..im currently cutting down in prep to cycle and im going to use your method as i am familiar with mine and im curious to see results. I am learning alot from this thread....thank you...
interesting, i'm gonna have to go research as well and see as i'm curious as to whether the fact that the cardio is performed after weighttraining(and thus puts your body in a nutrient deficient state) would affect whether or not your body pulls the protein in to muscle cells for recovery or energy