how can i raise my own insulin levels?

[breagan]

how can i manipulate my natural level of insulin for muscle growth? i would really like to take advantage of this ..

 

[cuts82]

Allright man now your talking.

Basically there are going to a lot of differant opinions on this,
I personally swear by waxy maize starch(vitargo),
I take 80-100g of it with 10g of BCAA's and 10g creatine straight after training.
Belive me man you will see results. I put on about 45lbs(stayed around 6-8% bf) natural in my first year of training with this protcol but saying that i also eat 8-9 meals a day and now how to train. Hope this helps. Also I am a third year nutrition student if that makes you feel better haha

 

[bw1]

Allright man now your talking.

Basically there are going to a lot of differant opinions on this,
I personally swear by waxy maize starch(vitargo),
I take 80-100g of it with 10g of BCAA's and 10g creatine straight after training.
Belive me man you will see results. I put on about 45lbs(stayed around 6-8% bf) natural in my first year of training with this protcol but saying that i also eat 8-9 meals a day and now how to train. Hope this helps. Also I am a third year nutrition student if that makes you feel better haha

You put on 45lbs, staying 6-8% BF in one year? Naturally?

 

[nzrodney]

Allright man now your talking.

Basically there are going to a lot of differant opinions on this,
I personally swear by waxy maize starch(vitargo),
I take 80-100g of it with 10g of BCAA's and 10g creatine straight after training.
Belive me man you will see results. I put on about 45lbs(stayed around 6-8% bf) natural in my first year of training with this protcol but saying that i also eat 8-9 meals a day and now how to train. Hope this helps. Also I am a third year nutrition student if that makes you feel better haha

Just done a google on this as I had never heard of it where I come from but very interested in using it as a bulk carb to spike insulin & as a pre comp carb loader. Any more comments on its use be appreciated. tks

 

[breagan]

Allright man now your talking.

Basically there are going to a lot of differant opinions on this,
I personally swear by waxy maize starch(vitargo),
I take 80-100g of it with 10g of BCAA's and 10g creatine straight after training.
Belive me man you will see results. I put on about 45lbs(stayed around 6-8% bf) natural in my first year of training with this protcol but saying that i also eat 8-9 meals a day and now how to train. Hope this helps. Also I am a third year nutrition student if that makes you feel better haha

damn i may have to try this those are some SICK gains bro!

 

[serpentnine]

how can i manipulate my natural level of insulin for muscle growth? i would really like to take advantage of this ..

Almost any meal raises your natural insulin levels. Pure protein raises it the least, while combinations of fat and simple carbs elevates it the most. There is an article on the insulin index of foods located here -- insulin index is a little bit different from the glycemic index, which you've probably heard of. The latter measures how much your blood sugar rises in response to certain foods, the former measures how high your insulin levels spike in response to the blood sugar response to foods.

Basically, you're going to try to spike your insulin when your muscles need fuel (after and maybe before a workout, and first thing in the morning) and keep it low the rest of the time, when insulin would probably shuttle nutrients to fat cells, rather than muscle cells. There's more info in articles all over the place, such as here.

Incidentally, this whole insulin thing is the reason why fruit sometimes gets a bad rap in bodybuilding. Fructose (from fruit and high-fructose corn syrup) is metabolized into glycogen in the liver, for later release during times of low blood sugar. Muscles cells, however, cannot use fructose to replenish their own glycogen stores. So if your liver is full of glycogen, the extra fructose gets sent off to form triglycerides or metabolized into fat, rather than going to your muscles. Still, if you just eat fruit when your liver glycogen stores are low, such as in the morning, this'll never be a problem.

 

[GUARDIAN]

get yourself a copy of glycemic index values of foods. you can do a google search for it. anything higher than 55 is considered a fast acting carb. the higher the value the faster it acts. 100 is the benchmark for glucose. you should ingest 40-60g of a fast acting carb postworkout along with a similar amount of whey protein. i hate that waxy maize crap.

i am having diffculties with the 45lbs in a year naturally with very litle fat as well. that is almost 4lbs a month!

 

[jagerbombme]

Almost any meal raises your natural insulin levels. Pure protein raises it the least, while combinations of fat and simple carbs elevates it the most. There is an article on the insulin index of foods located here -- insulin index is a little bit different from the glycemic index, which you've probably heard of. The latter measures how much your blood sugar rises in response to certain foods, the former measures how high your insulin levels spike in response to the blood sugar response to foods.

Basically, you're going to try to spike your insulin when your muscles need fuel (after and maybe before a workout, and first thing in the morning) and keep it low the rest of the time, when insulin would probably shuttle nutrients to fat cells, rather than muscle cells. There's more info in articles all over the place, such as here.

Incidentally, this whole insulin thing is the reason why fruit sometimes gets a bad rap in bodybuilding. Fructose (from fruit and high-fructose corn syrup) is metabolized into glycogen in the liver, for later release during times of low blood sugar. Muscles cells, however, cannot use fructose to replenish their own glycogen stores. So if your liver is full of glycogen, the extra fructose gets sent off to form triglycerides or metabolized into fat, rather than going to your muscles. Still, if you just eat fruit when your liver glycogen stores are low, such as in the morning, this'll never be a problem.

that must be why i am still cutting and eating fruit, i eat all my fruit and fruit juice in the morning.

8 eggs, 2 yolks, 1/2 real oatmeal, glass of 100percent fruit juice, mixed frozen berries on top of oatmeal.

never ever eat any high fructose corn syrup. shits really bad for you.