Do glycogen stores help you build muscle the next day?

[razsu]

i've been doing really good with my cut and went past 2 weeks with no cheat days or falling off at all, but sadly i had a horrible day yesterday and i got so upset i went straight for the chinese food!

I'm back on my cut today, but honestly I feel very satisfied from yesterday, like body and everything just got a nice reset. I did lift today, so does any of the extra calories i had yesterday help build muscle today? or does it all get stored as fat? I did notice I had a much better workout today than the past 2 weeks.

[rhadam]

You've been restricting calories, and then you didn't for a day. Obviously your body is going to feel much better after a re-feed.

[lsiberian]

I've actually found refeeds quite helpful on my cuts.