Yes, that contributes to a great extend. But my approach is to saturate the body with amino acids and saturated fat so it can build and repair what needs to be. But that won’t work if I sit in front of my computer all day.
I exercise not for the muscle of for swimming 50 lapses. I’m an intellectual. In the past, I though of those as trivial, boring and a waste of time. I’ve changed my mind about it though. Not only it makes the body feels better, but it increases the blood flow to the brain. You can actually raise your IQ and increase your focus by exercising. It’s great for the brain !
But the main reason I’m doing it is to increase my body’s metabolism. This way, not only it creates more natural growth hormone, but it makes greater use of all those aminos and saturated fat. It makes the body work more and faster, thus healing faster. Plus creating muscle also creates new, hopefully healthier androgen receptors.
Many aminos will only activate with exercise. Like L-Tyrosine. I jump on the trampoline after taking it, to build up a sweat and get my heart pumping.
After taking L-Carnitine, I do weight lifting. If I don’t make muscle, Carnitine will have no place to go and will be flushed.
This is my approach. I’m sharing what works for me. I’m not trying to impose my views on anyone. Plus I know for a fact that when pfs threw us off balance, we all ended up in a different, unique fucked up state of imbalance. What works for one may not for another. That’s no secret. But it’s also why I took an all on approach and decided to give my body everything it needs in large amounts (an to eliminate all that’s hurting it). Then it can sort out what needs to be used to fix what’s broken and to flush what’s not needed.