How Much Glycogen Can Your Body Store? • Cathe Friedrich Glycogen is a form of carbohydrate that your body stores in your muscles and liver During exercise, especially high-intensity exercise, muscles tap into this storage form of sugar to produce ATP, the energy currency muscles need to contract
Understanding the Science of Lactic Acid and Muscle Fatigue You know that feeling – the intense burn in your muscles when you’re doing a super intense workout Your muscles feel like they’re on fire, Plus, you feel that old familiar sense of muscle fatigue