Before we even begin this article, let’s just get one thing out of the way: This will have nothing to do with "roids". Anabolic and catabolic states are metabolic states that either feeds your body or breaks things down in your body. Got your attention? Good, now without further ado, let’s get this party started.
Since I threw the word “steroids” out there, that’s probably the only thing you will be thinking about until it’s addressed. So let’s start with that indeed....!
Anabolic steroids are called that because they promote anabolism, aka cell growth. And as we covered in the opening part of the article, they have nothing to do with the topic we’re discussing.
Steroids increase the protein synthesis inside the muscles, especially the skeletal muscles. That’s why guys who start hitting the juice go from Bruce Banner to Incredible Hulk in no time. It’s basically a real-life cheat code.
Anabolism
Anabolism is cell growth. Your body enters anabolism or an “anabolic state” after your muscles experienced catabolism (more on that a bit later) and now they would need nutrition in order to repair the damaged cells and make them grow.
Your body is usually in an anabolic state when you’re sleeping. Then you are not doing anything and only the basic functions are active so the body can go do its thing in order for you to look good when putting on an extra small T-shirt.
Catabolism
Catabolism is a general term for larger molecules and substances being broken down in your body. Once they are broken down, they begin to feed your cells. Digestion is also a form of catabolism.
Extreme catabolism is what happens when you don’t give your body enough nutrients. Your body starts eating itself because it needs to recover from muscular stress, but it isn’t getting outside help.
On a smaller scale, catabolism is okay. Your muscles use the glycogen storages in them to feed the rest of the cells. Extreme catabolism occurs when you don’t workout for a long period of time or you overtrain and then your muscles begin to devour themselves.I shall discuss about their extreme cause in my next post.
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