Home - Topics - General Discussion - Muscle Is a Glucose Sink?
True ?
Yep, 100%. More muscle means more glucose gets pulled in instead of floating around your blood.
More muscle mass improves insulin sensitivity significantly.
Muscle soaks glucose better than fat tissue.
Lifting weights literally increases glucose disposal capacity
Bigger muscles help stabilize blood sugar levels.
Resistance training turns muscle into metabolic sponge.
Glycogen storage increases as lean mass grows.
Muscle growth directly enhances nutrient partitioning efficiency.
More muscle equals better carb tolerance overall.
Strength training improves glucose uptake without insulin spikes.
Muscle acts as long-term glucose storage depot.
Lean mass protects against insulin resistance development
Hypertrophy improves how body handles carbohydrates.
Muscles burn glucose even at rest.
Building muscle improves metabolic health beyond aesthetics
More muscle means less glucose circulating unused.