Intermittent Thoughts on Insulin Resistance: The Marathon Paradox - How Temporary Exercise-Induced Insulin Resistance Paves the Way for "Fat Burning Machines"
Image 1: Is this man temporary insulin resistant? Probably, otherwise he would hardly have made it to the finish line. After weeks of discussing the physiological foundations of building muscle, I figure at least some of you will share my personal desire think about something else, at least "intermittently", so to say. Now, before some of you start complaining, let me say this: I will try to attack today's topic from various angles, meaning that even those of you who may now be thinking "insulin resistance" that's just for lazy fat-asses will see that a better understanding of what some people perceive to be the root cause of most if not all of the major health concerns of the western convenience society could also help you in your efforts to get even more jacked. When I come to think about it, the notion that "insulin resistance is just for the friends of Ronald McDonald" and the "health conscious" part of the population was immune...