NUTR3000 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Glycogen Synthase, Glycogen, Insulin

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L3 nutrition for recovery after training and competition. Improved capacity for the athlete to burn more fat > he can spare more glycogen. Insulin is not necessary for the uptake of glucose. For muscles contract during exercise, they can take up glucose without the absence of insulin. Insulin is not needed for glycogen to be taken up. Glycogen synthase is an enzyme that grabs all the glucose molecules and puts them together to make glycogen. Glycogen synthase activity goes up when glycogen concentration in the muscle goes down. Well trained athletes have high level of glycogen synthase compared to inactive people. Consume carb and exercise > muscle is restored with muscle glycogen instead of liver glycogen. Intake of low cho vs high cho post-exercise on muscle glycogen storage ivy et al. Investigated the muscle glycogen storage during rst 2 hour and second 2 hour of recovery for placebo, low.

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