The Science

Glucose, the primary source of fuel for all body cells, is derived primarily from carbohydrates, although, if needed, glucose can also be metabolized from protein. After a meal, some of the glucose not used immediately for fuel travels to the liver or skeletal muscles, where it is converted to a compound called Glycogen--through a process called glycogenesis--and stored for energy. Any excess glucose is stored in adipose tissue as fat. The liver has a greater capacity for glycogen storage than muscle: Liver cells can typically store up to 8% of their weight as glycogen, while muscle cells can typically store up to only 3%. The liver is responsible for maintaining adequate levels of glucose in the body. As the body’s glucose level drops, the liver converts some of the glycogen back into glucose--through a process called glycogenolysis--and releases it back into the bloodstream. Muscle cells, on the other hand, are unable to reconvert glycogen to glucose. Instead, they convert glycogen directly to fuel through a process called glycolysis.

Glycolysis is a cellular anaerobic process which, through a complex series of steps, breaks down muscle glycogen into pyruvic acid during high-intensity exercise. This process rapidly produces a small amount of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the necessary fuel for body cells. However, if too much pyruvic acid accumulates in the muscle during glycolysis, it can substantially slow down or even stop the process of ATP formation. Therefore, after one or two minutes of high-intensity exercise, a subsequent process of energy formation begins--oxidation

Oxidation, an oxygen-requiring process of energy formation, produces over 95% of the energy used by muscles during moderate and prolonged exercise. Oxidation immediately converts much of the pyruvic acid formed through glycolysis to ATP. However, during prolonged exercise, if an athlete is unable to breathe in oxygen quickly enough to oxidize pyruvic acid into ATP, some pyruvic acid is converted to lactic acid and diffused out of the cell. It then circulates throughout the body until it can be reconverted to pyruvic acid once oxygen again becomes available. If excess accumulation of lactic acid occurs, extreme fatigue can set in, which can greatly impair the athlete’s performance.

Glucose is needed by the central nervous system to keep the body functioning. Therefore, during periods of moderate exercise lasting longer than 20 minutes, the body works to conserve stored muscle and liver glycogen. It does so by reducing the percentage of fuel derived from glycogen to only 40% or 50%, with the remainder supplied by fat. During exercise periods lasting longer than 4 or five hours, as much as 60% to 85% of fuel produced by oxidation may be derived from fat.

Fats need carbohydrates in order to burn efficiently. The breakdown of carbohydrates generates oxaloacetic acid, which is needed for the breakdown of fats into fuel. If insufficient carbohydrate levels exist, the levels of oxaloacetic acid may also drop, making it difficult for the body to continue producing a high level of fuel from fat. Although the body can break down fats in the absence of carbohydrates, it does so at a much slower rate. When the glycogen stores in the muscles and liver are depleted, and the blood glucose level begins to fall, athletes begin to experience fatigue, lack of coordination, light-headedness and lack of concentration. This experience is commonly known as "hitting the wall" or "bonking".

Following exhaustive exercise, the body needs to replenish the depleted glycogen reserves. Increasing the intake of carbohydrates promotes the storage of glycogen in the liver and muscles. Therefore, according to Hickson and Wolinsky in their book Nutrition in Exercise and Sport, a diet consisting of approximately 60% or more of complex (starch) carbohydrates is recommended after strenuous exercise in order to promote glycogen replenishment. With adequate consumption of complex carbohydrates, coupled with extra rest, most of the glycogen replenishment occurs within 24 hours. If a diet high in protein and fat is consumed, glycogen replenishment may take longer than one week.

While proper diet is important after an endurance event, it is probably of even greater importance prior to an event. The larger the stores of glycogen in the liver and muscles, the longer and more effectively an athlete can perform during prolonged strenuous exercise. Although many schools of thought exist regarding appropriate nutrition for athletes, most seem to agree that the most important nutrient for endurance athletes is carbohydrates. As much as 60% to 70% of the diet should consist of carbohydrates.  Glucosport is 66% carbohydrate and in a form which enables it to be immediately useable in the body unlike eating an energy bar or solid carbohydrate product which if consumed during an event may well help recovery but will not benefit you during the event.  Glucosport is direct and immediate, no mixing and it has the Electrolytes so you can take it with water.  Think of it as a high performance fuel for you body, and not a crude fuel which needs refining before being of any use.

How can I lose Weight more quickly?

I have found the most effective way to achieve this is to control your diet and in particular your blood sugar levels. The quantity and rate at which sugar enters the blood determines the amount of insulin (the hormone of energy uptake and storage) produced by the body throughout the day. Excess insulin production is directly linked to fat deposits around the waist and abdomen. The first few tips refer to how you can keep blood sugar and thus insulin levels under control.

EAT AT LEAST EVERY 3 TO 4 HOURS.
Long periods (more than 4 hours) between meals causes a drop in blood sugar and thus an increase in the production of cortisol (a stress hormone), linked to the storage of body fat around the abdomen.  When training at high intensity you can stop this by taking an ampoule of Glucosport.  This will raise you blood sugar level when you are in a state of Glycogen deficiency.

PERFORM FULL BODY (MULTI-MUSCLE) EXERCISES

The more muscles you can recruit in any given workout the greater the demand for fuel and thus fat burning!! Example exercises are Squats, Lunges, Deadlifts, Rows and Pushups – put them into a 3D matrix for even greater fat burning effect!  The longer and more intense the exercise the greater your ability to burn fat.  However filling up with food after the activity will quickly replace the fat which was burnt, therefore a Glucosport ampoule mixed with water will enable you to recover from the exercise and alleviate stiffness and cramp caused by lactic acid build-up in the muscles.  A deficiency in only one nutrient can affect your ability to lose body fat. Vitamins and minerals are required in detoxification to support the liver, especially B vitamins.  Glucosport has the very best B vitamins and minerals in order to ensure this does not happen.

DETOXIFY!

It is important to have a healthy liver in the process of fat loss. Why? When you release fat you release toxins. If the liver is overloaded the body will be more resistant to lose the fat. Cleaning the liver out once a month is recommended but it must be done in the right way with the right products. I advise seeking professional advice before carrying out a liver detox.

KEEP WELL HYDRATED!

Everyone knows they should drink more water, but not many people do! Water is especially important in detoxification to flush toxins out of the body. It is optimal to drink 2-3L of water per day.

GET PLENTY OF REST AND RECOVERY

Getting plenty of uninterrupted sleep and taking time out for oneself reduces the production of stress hormones and thus fat storage. During sleep we repair and rejuvenate our bodies from exercise and day to day stresses.

Taking Glucosport ensure you get the right amount of Glucose your body needs in order to replenish the Glycogen used during strenuous activity without offering your body vast amounts of calories which would be converted to Fat.  Glycogen Fact:  There is a lot more of it in the fat of overweight people than in normal weight people.  It is stored in a very hydrated form –3-5 parts water per part of glycogen.  This means that a pound of glycogen stored in the body actually weighs between 4-6lb on the scales.  Conversely, using a pound of glycogen for energy will show up as a 4-6Lb weight loss.  The water is excreted.  In short to lose weight you need to reduce calorie intake, and use more calories than you take in, however you should not let your sugar level’s drop during exercise and Glucosport will ensure you maintain a high level of Energy burning performance without the risk of taking on more than you need.  Avoid nutrition product  which have very high levels of calories unless you are already lean and looking to physically exert yourself for at least 4 – 6 hours.

Blood sugar concentration, or glucose level, refers to the amount of glucose present in the blood of a human or animal. Normally, in mammals the blood glucose level is maintained at a reference range between about 3.6 and 5.8 mM (mmol/l). It is tightly regulated as a part of metabolic homeostasis. Mean normal blood glucose levels in humans are about 90 mg/100ml, equivalent to 5mM (mmol/l) (since the molecular weight of glucose, C6H12O6, is about 180 g/mol). The total amount of glucose normally in circulating human blood is therefore about 3.3 to 7g (assuming an ordinary adult blood volume of 5 litres, plausible for an average adult male). Glucose levels rise after meals for an hour or two by a few grams and are usually lowest in the morning, before the first meal of the day. Transported via the bloodstream from the intestines or liver to body cells, Glucose is the primary source of energy for body's cells, fats and oils (ie, lipids) being primarily a compact energy store. Failure to maintain blood glucose in the normal range leads to conditions of persistently high (hyperglycemia) or low (hypoglycemia) blood sugar. Diabetes mellitus, characterized by persistent hyperglycemia from any of several causes, is the most prominent disease related to failure of blood sugar regulation.

Glucose is a ubiquitous fuel in biology. It is used as an energy source in most organisms, from bacteria to humans. Use of glucose may be by either aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, or fermentation. Carbohydrates are the human body's key source of energy, through aerobic respiration, providing approximately 3.75 kilocalories (16 kilojoules) of food energy per gram. Breakdown of carbohydrates (e.g. starch) yields mono- and disaccharides, most of which is glucose.

Through glycolysis and later in the reactions of the citric acid cycle (TCAC), glucose is oxidized to eventually form CO2 and water, yielding energy sources, mostly in the form of ATP. The insulin reaction, and other mechanisms, regulate the concentration of glucose in the blood. A high fasting blood sugar level is an indication of prediabetic and diabetic conditions. Glucose is a primary source of energy for the brain, and hence its availability influences psychological processes. When glucose is low, psychological processes requiring mental effort (e.g., self-control, effortful decision-making) are impaired