Lipolysis and Fat Burning Explained: The Four Rate-Limited Steps
Fat oxidation runs through four rate-limited steps: HSL hydrolysis of stored triglyceride, free fatty acid transport on albumin, CPT-1 mitochondrial uptake, and beta-oxidation inside the matrix. Research compiled by BellyProof on this four-step pathway shows that targeting the wrong bottleneck is why most fat-loss training stalls. Each step has a distinct regulator, and only one […]
