What could happen to Gracyanne’s muscles with the BBB diet?

As long as your participation in the BBB 25 was announced, Gracyanne Barbosa It has aroused the curiosity of Internet users about how they will maintain their diet and physical exercise routine within the reality show. The fitness muse used to eat 40 eggs daily and, inside the house, she ate nine eggs in the first days of confinement.

Until this Thursday (23), Gracyanne is in the program’s Xepa, with limited food and protein options at her disposal. For Raiet Gebrin, clinical, functional and orthomolecular nutritionist, even with adaptations to the diet and a gym at her disposal, the bodybuilder should leave the reality show with a lower muscle mass than she entered and with a higher level of body fat.

“However, Gracyanne has muscle memory from training for many years. Therefore, when you leave, you will quickly return to the body you always had”, says Gebrin.

This happens due to a process called catabolism, in which molecules from food are broken down to be used as energy. It is the opposite process of anabolism, which consists of the construction and organization of small molecules into larger molecules.

The processes of catabolism and anabolism must happen in parallel and in balance for the body to function properly. However, some situations may favor catabolic reactions.

In muscle catabolism, for example, catabolic reactions do not occur in molecules present in food, but rather in substances that are already present in the body, such as proteins present in muscles.

“Decreased protein and carbohydrate intake leads to loss of muscle mass, as the body uses proteins stored in muscles as a source of energy,” explains Gebrin.

To prevent this process from happening, or reduce its intensity, in situations where the diet is changed, — like Gracyanne — it is necessary to maintain a physical exercise routine very close to what is usual, restrict the consumption of alcoholic beverages, drink lots of water and try, as much as possible, to consume proteins and carbohydrates close to the usual amount, in addition to trying to sleep well, according to the nutritionist.

What protein options can Gracyanne eat at Xepa?

At Xepa, Gracyanne has limited protein options. In addition to eggs, beef liver, chicken gizzards, beef tongue, tripe and oxtail are available.

“It would be interesting for Gracyanne to invest, in greater quantity, in beef liver and tongue, which have a good protein supply; and eat less gizzard, tripe and oxtail, which have a higher fat content”, says Gebrin.

Lack of supplementation also impacts the body and training performance

At BBB, Gracyanne cannot take her usual supplements. The only exception is Whey Protein, which will be offered by the program for VIP purchases.

“The lack of supplements influences the maintenance of muscle mass and post-workout recovery, leading to reduced performance”, says Gebrin.

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This content was originally published in What can happen to Gracyanne’s muscles with the BBB diet? on the CNN Brasil website.

Source: CNN Brasil

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