solrosenberg
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Is this possible ? It seems you have to add colories to gain weight and muscle, but reduce calories to lose weight. So is it possible to lose weight and build muscle at the same time ?
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ChefWide said:yes... maintainence calories while keeping a laser beam focus on your glucogon/insulin teeter-totter and the one thing that will make or break the attempt, every time, without question:
INTENSITY
No forced adaptation? No joyful neuroendocrine response waterfall. Crap results.
Your training should be a near death experience, every time.
Tatyana said:BINGO
Just to clarify and elaborate, you can lose fat and put on muscle.
The number on the scale may not go down.
Intense training, especially the big compound exercises of squats and deadlifts, trigger natural growth hormone release, as does ghrelin, which is the 'hunger hormone'.
Manipulating insulin means not spiking insulin except when you want to, which is after training, so a protein and simple carb shake is essential.
+ smart training and good recovery time, cause training balls to walls can result in overtraining, which will hamper any progress.
Tatyana said:I have loads of cocoa and cacoa nibs in my diet, however cacoa nibs with goji berries and cocoa with cinnamon, hot water and a bit of soya milk (I like how it tastes better).
I know one other BBer who uses this, and recommends it to the other BBers he preps for contests.
He says due to the high fiber content of cocoa, carbs are minimal.
I think it does depend on the cocoa you use, they are not all the same, some list more carbs, more fat.
I really love Green and Black's Organic Free Trade cocoa
Sim882 said:Hi tat,
carbs are very minimal with cocoa, and it has no sugar. In fact, if you look at nutritiondata.com, not only is cocoa loaded with anti's, flavanoids, but its micronutrient density is also quite good (better than most fruit, although < many veggies).
It has however a high II even if low GI.
Given ur an expect on these things, I have read conflicting reports on before bed, whether it is elevated insulin or blood sugar that blunts the secretion of insulin. Whilst normally the 2 go together, the reason I'm asking is I quite enjoy my hot/stevia chocolatate, and wondering whether before bed, given its likely insulin effect but minimal blood sugar effect, whether it will blunt GH nocturnal release