Re: RC: Re: body fat and performance

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/17/99 11:53:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
dfletche@gte.net writes:

<< Another thought comes to mind. Perhaps those horses with high body scores
 also have as a byproduct higher glycogen stores. Perhaps the horse has a
 genetic dispostion to developing adipoise tissue over storeing glycogen - or
 at least doing so in tandem. So often, a study raises as many questions as
 it answer.
 
 The hydration thing also crossed my mind. Doesn't adipoise tissue stores a
 fair amount of water? Any idea how much?
 
 Duncan Fletcher
 dfletche@gte.net >>


Your thinking is good. Fat is deposited only when the muscle cells are 
stuffed to capacity with glycogen and you have leftover carbohydrate. Fat 
does not produce fat, even when it's overloaded.

As far as water storage is concerned, I believe that for every pound of 
glycogen stored, 2 pounds of water is stored with it. I don't know about fat.

ti


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