Posted by Matt on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 6:05pm.
I never used the word "burn." Or if I did, I didn't mean to. I was referring to catabolism, a process started when the pituitary releases... um... damn. That hormone that calms you down. Anyway, it's highly catabolic, and when muscle tissue becomes torn (from weightlifting) or is bathed in lactic acid, glutamine's the first thing to go.

High-intensity exercise tends to burn through glycogen stores pretty quickly, fast enough that lactic acid is produced before fats can be taken up as an energy source. Fats don't provide enough quick energy, much less protein.

Okay, now I really gotta go, or I'll be late for my Valentine's date. My first ever, I'm not too proud to say.
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