What is L-Carnitine?
L-Carnitine powder, also known as L-carnitine and Vitamin BT, is a multivitamin nutrient. it is a vitamin nutrient mainly found in red meat, and is a kind of amino acid that encourages the conversion of fat into energy.
It is a key substance in the fat metabolism process, which promotes the oxidative breakdown of fatty acids into the mitochondria, so it can be said that Carnitine is a carrier of transporter fatty acids.
A more in-depth analysis is that L-carnitine is an essential coenzyme in the process of fat metabolism. If fat doesn't enter the mitochondria, you can't burn it (fat) no matter how much you exercise or diet.
Sources of L-carnitine
1. It is mainly found in red meat: beef, lamb, pork, and related offal.
2. It can also be synthesized endogenously in the body: amino acids, vitamins, niacin, and other endogenous nutrients can also synthesize L-carnitine powder.
From the above two sources, It can be obtained entirely through diet and endogenous synthesis.
However, this is not the case, and most people's daily dietary intake during fat loss (especially women) is consciously and actively controlled by meat intake.
Lysine, an amino acid nutrient that is essential for the synthesis of endogenous L-Carnitine, cannot be synthesized by the body on its own but must be obtained from food, and meat tends to inactivate some of the amino acids when cooked at high temperatures, which lysine is more likely to be inactivated.
If your dietary intake is not balanced, exogenous protein supplementation is insufficient, in fact, it is easy to cause the lack of L-carnitine, this fat transporter carrier if not enough, the efficiency of fat loss will also be affected.
Supplemented with L-carnitine but with poor results
L-carnitine powder can enhance the efficiency of fat metabolism, but the way L-carnitine is turned on and its importance, and exercise is the right way to turn on it to make it effective.
The only way you can get L-Carnitine to speed up fat transportation is to actually move. If you simply take it with no exercise involved, it has absolutely no significance for fat loss.
From the perspective of exercise can be divided into two categories: aerobic and anaerobic, and since the metabolic systems of the two types of exercise are different, the effect of doing any one of them alone will not be maximized. The reasons are as follows:
Aerobic mode, the body's energy supply in the pre-exercise period is mainly assisted by glycogen, a small amount of fat and protein, which has a fat-burning effect but is not so efficient. Only when the blood sugar level is reduced to a certain extent, it will promote the secretion of adrenaline, and adrenaline is the activator of hormone-sensitive lipase (a hormone conducive to the breakdown of fat), only in this state the body's energy supply will be switched from glycogen-based energy supply to fat-based energy supply.
This switching point is somewhat related to the duration of exercise, but more closely related is the level of blood glucose concentration. It is crucial to create a relatively low and stable blood glucose concentration, and it is especially crucial to create a certain amount of fasting (e.g., between meals) or to use anaerobic training modes (strength training) to consume a certain amount of glycogen in the body.
Most women and fitness novices are not very good at anaerobic training (strength training), so choosing to train between meals can be more effective in glycogen consumption, the choice of time between meals can not be measured by a fixed formula, "only the body feels slightly beginning to feel hungry. At this point, the fat-based energy mode will be turned on more quickly. For example: medium-high intensity HIIT training, the length of 15min to 20min, and then 30min to 40min of aerobic training, than simply 40min to 50min of aerobic training is more effective.
Dosage method
The products are generally available in liquid form and capsule/tablet types, and liquid form is more recommended here. Liquidized L-carnitine has a smaller molecular weight compared to either granules or tablets in capsules, and is absorbed more efficiently.
Do not take more than the recommended intake dose of the product each time, and the general use is to take the appropriate dose 30 minutes before exercise. Tablets and capsules need to be taken some time earlier due to absorption problems to ensure that the L-carnitine in the body can be fully absorbed and utilized during exercise.
Precautions
There are two types of L-carnitine ingredients: regular and those that are added as an extra ingredient to improve endurance and enhance fat loss efficiency.
Conventional ingredients are L-carnitine, sodium, and vitamin B (1, 2, 3, 5, 6), due to the L-carnitine having added vitamin B, there will be a yellowing of the urine after intake if you do not have liver and kidney function disease, this situation can not be worried about, this is a normal metabolic sign.
The additional ingredients are: L-carnitine, sodium, B vitamins, caffeine, and diuretics, the addition of caffeine can promote sympathetic excitation and passive enhancement of athletic performance. The addition of diuretics allows the body to expel excess water quickly. There is nothing wrong with adding these two ingredients, and in the short term it can prompt more significant weight loss, but some people taking it will experience: palpitations, thirst, insomnia, and some other problems.
If you are using the extra-added version, do not take it in the evening to avoid disturbing your sleep.
Patients with liver and kidney function must take it as prescribed by their doctor.
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