Fri, Aug-31-07, 19:21
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Plan: atkins/ IF
Stats: 162/128/130
BF:
Progress: 106%
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Mackross, metabolic rate actually increases for the first 36 hrs of a complete calorie fast, is about the same as pre fast for the next 12, and then starts to decrease after 48 hrs. Also your free amino acid pool will be exhausted after about 48hrs, and muscle will start to be catabolized for repair purposes. Note that all this happens completely independently of wether you have 'excess' bodyfat. Everybody has considerable visceral fat stores which are sufficient for at least a few days of energy requirements. Depending on how much and what type of exercise you are doing in that time.
Stuart.
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