1. Liver Glycogen

When we eat, our bodies turn the sugar we consume into glycogen. Glycogen is first stored in the liver and then stored in muscle tissue. Combined, the liver and muscle tissue can store approximately 500g of glycogen.

2. Lipogenesis

Once the liver and muscle tissue are filled up the body looks to store excess glycogen in body fat. Unfortunately, unlike glycogen storage, there is no upper limit on how much can be stored.

3. Exercise

When you exercise you can fully deplete liver glycogen within 60-90 minutes of HIIT or Metcon or SIT workouts. My recommendation for exercise is to do 20-30 of one of those forms of exercise or strength training followed by some form of sprint interval training to end the workout. Doing this will open up more storage in the liver and excess carbohydrates won’t be stored as body fat.