when i pm'ed you i had a strong feeling you would disagree with some of what i posted and thats exactly what i wanted
I'm not in disagreement at all with you, young brother. Everything you said in your original post is sound, safe advice for the novice insulin user. Rather than repeat your advice, I thought I would expand on some other tactics in using insulin once one is comfortable with it.
When I say that "n" is superior for bulking, this is from experience. And I never get hypo'ed with it, unlike the fast stuff.
In the winter I run something similar to the 70/30 split (always humalog with GH after lifting) and get up near 250 at 5'11 on a mix of 40 ius a day. (new people....don't even think about using 40 iu's.....4iu once a day is a good place to start). It's not perfect weight, but pretty damn good.......I cut that back to 235 in the spring, and always have net lean mass gains. But....I'm about half retired, so I have time to do it right, and my woman (also a bodybuilder) is great about having all the meals set out in the fridge for the day. That's why I said that the fast insulins are the only option for busy people.
You really should try the Humalog........you can order it on line w/o a script. Then you are only dealing with 2 hours tops, instead of 4+. It is so quick, that it's easy even for a busy person to dose at least twice a day. If you jam in the nutrients during those active periods, you will be real happy with the results.
Inject the first shot at breakfast time and immediately take in the carb/protein drink. When you get to work/class.......some egg whites, rice and fruit, and you are set. Second inject after lifting in late afternoon.
Insulin is a great tool when used correctly. (people always say "oh, I don't want to get fat".....you won't unless you eat fat!) What I especially like is that insulin makes you bigger all over evenly, as it shuttles nutrients quickly to where they are needed. I consider insulin management to be one of the 3 keys to successful bodybuilding.
I used to always refer novices to Monster's Insulin Primer, but now this post of yours will be the one. You are a very thoughtful contributor here acneman, and a gentleman as well.....nice traits to possess.