non training book.

Training Bodybuilding
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I was thinking I would like to do some studying on my own of things like how glucose gets used for energy, insulin shuttling protien to muscles… Protien synthesis, etc. Not sure how to even word what I think I want but I am trying to say I think it would be nice to study and really learn the bodies functions and what was actually taking place.

I am not sure what kind of books these would be I would guess they would be more textbook type. Anyhow if anyone had any good recomendations that would be cool.

Thanks

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The only book you will need is called:

Metabolism at a Glance
by Jack Salway

I used this to get through my bioc degree and the new version looks even better (sample pages at amazon).

Unless you want to get down to the atomic level this book is the dogs bollocks, enjoy it and learn.

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BIOCHEMISTRY by Voet and Voet,
for more pathway oriented learning. This is the biochemist’s bible so to speak, but it’s a pretty easy read with a little background.

In essence what I think you’d be looking for are texts on Metabolism and Biochemistry and Nutrition. Be careful with texts on Nutrition because some are very very watered down, and oversimplified.

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Hopefully, John Berardi will write a book someday (soon). I know I`ll buy it.

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Great!

Thank you for the recommendation guys.

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Good recommendations, gents! I would also suggest looking into an Exercise Physiology text, although these–like any other text–have limitations in terms of dating.

Check out: Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance by McArdle, Katch & Katch.

SquatMan…JB’s constantly writing what I consider something better than a book. Collect all of his articles, Q&A’s, and journal articles, and you have an ongoing text that JB pens daily. This stuff is up-to-the-minute, and you won’t find that in a book!

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Two textbooks I can reccommend are Harper’s Biochemistry (Murray, et al) and Textbook of Medical Physiology (Guyton and Hall). These are not specific to exercise physiology or exercise biochemistry and are both very in depth, but they will give you a great understanding of what is going on in your body.

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I couldn’t put my finger on how to explain the kind of stuff I was looking for or what to call it. You guys hit it on the head. This is exactly the stuff I wanted to cram into my brain.

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I second ND.

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Great post this is excellent information. I will be in the market for some of the same books in the next few weeks.

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that book by Voet?? damn, that was my teacher from last year. He’s not a great teacher, but hes a real genius, and knows how to write a textbook.

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Just hitching a basic nutrition question to this thread: Do muscles and fat cells when they need energy just grab FFA and glucose from the bloodstream, or do they use what they already have stored inside (glycogen and triglycerides brought in by insulin et al. in recent meals)?

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bump

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Any physiology or biochemistry text book will do really. I have three (my major is Kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise science) that all pretty much cover the same material - Krebs cycle, sodium-potassium pump, ATP synthesis, etc. Not hard to find at all. Good luck and have fun learning!

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Brian, they generally use what’s inside first… ie glycogen.

Spare the circulating glucose for things like brain function,

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Travis,
So after a meal, the muscle and fat cells get the signal to open up for nutrients but in the meantime they’re using what’s already inside to function?