Liver Depletion Insights
Andy explains how blood glucose levels rise during exercise as a preparatory mechanism, highlighting the liver's role in maintaining energy reserves. He emphasizes that while muscle glycogen can be depleted without immediate consequences, liver depletion signals the body to stop, often misinterpreted as mental weakness. The conversation reveals that many athletes operate well below their true capacity, learning to push through fatigue until they hit a critical point of breakdown.In this clip
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Is liver glycogen depleted during a workout?
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Is liver glycogen depleted during a workout in the episode Dr. Andy Galpin: How to Build Physical Endurance & Lose Fat | Huberman Lab Guest Series and the clip Muscle Glycogen Insights?