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Old Wed, Mar-03-04, 14:28
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Plan: Atkins (restart 1/5/04)
Stats: 198/185/145 Female 5' 4"
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Your body is always looking for the most abundant source of energy. After phosphogens and blood glucose have been depleted, the body can finally shift into stored body fat for energy; this is a good thing," he says. "However, if too much time is spent performing cardiovascular training, the body will look for a more abundant energy source, which is the muscles…


Since when is muscle a "more abundant energy source" than fat? Muscle stores glycogen, yes, but the muscles would be using that BEFORE turning over to burning fat (or at the same time).
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