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Insulin Anabolic Advantage

Insulin is one of the most powerful anabolic hormones in the human body; it regulates fat storage, glycogen storage and consequently plays a very significant role in ATP storage. Insulin is both your best friend and your worst enemy as a Bodybuilder because in order for your diet to yield the maximum fruits of you labor you MUST learn to control you blood sugar. You can gain an incredible amount of LBM with out gaining 1OZ. of fat, The secret is in controlling insulin secretion and blood sugar levels. This may very well be the absolute secret to getting big, VERY big with out gaining the fat usually associated with a typical "Bulking" cycle.

This is not about drugs, its about your natural insulin production, It can be manipulated to produce the EXACT condition you want to achieve, whether you are using "anabolic enhancement agents" or not.

Actually "anabolic enhancement agents" and there effect on insulin receptors is one of the most fascinating issues Iv ever studied. It is a whole separate matter that you will see in an upcoming issue, but first lets cover the basics of this complex hormone and try to reach an understanding of how to control it in your body through well timed nutrition. I guarantee you will gain LBM & loose fat through a firm grasp of how to control your I.L. (Insulin levels). Until you truly understand the role that insulin and plays and how it is used in the body, using Insulin from external sources is probably not such a hot idea since it can kill you, if (it is over administered or you use the wrong type at the wrong time or you fail to eat the proper foods at the proper time after the injection and at the crucial intervals). If your gonna use it
You will probably survive but you will not get the most (If any thing) out of it until you understand it….. Well you might get diabetes, a fat ass and possibly go blind from it but for the uneducated Athlete that's a real probability.

The scoop on Insulin
Insulin is secreted by the pancreas in response to carbohydrates that are converted to glucose (blood sugar). The more sugar that is available in your blood stream at any given time the higher the volume of insulin that is secreted by the pancreas. Now this is where it gets thick, Different forms of carbohydrates have different speeds of release into your system, this means that rice for example will cause a significant increase in insulin levels in your body compared to apples. The Glycemic Index or G.I. of the carbohydrate consumed could be just as important or even more so that the nutritional profile of the food. The Glycemic Index is a scale used by diabetics to determine the right foods to eat at the right time, hell it might be considered the holy grail of nutrition! Diabetes mellitus is a disease, which causes the body to be unable to metabolize or use carbohydrates, proteins, and fats effectively. When food is eaten (especially carbohydrates and fruits), it is turned into glucose. All cells of the body must have glucose to live, but glucose cannot get into the cells without the aid of insulin. Insulin is produced in the beta cells located in the tail of the pancreas.
For instance, if you eat a piece of bread, it is digested and turned into glucose. The glucose flows through the blood stream to feed each cell of the body. The presence of glucose stimulates the Beta Cell to release insulin, which goes to each cell and acts as a key at cell receptors to open the cell doors and let the glucose in. If there is no insulin or if the cell receptors malfunction, the glucose cannot be transported into the cells and they will suffer from lack of nourishment. Its important for diabetics to know how long the food there eating will take to assimilate into blood glucose and. This is where the GI or Glycemic Index came from. You can find a Glycemic index at the main resources page or click HERE. When Insulin is released quickly due to the consumption of a food that rates high on the Glycemic index, then you get what's known as an insulin spike. You feel drowsy and get a slightly euphoric sensation your heart rate is also elevated, although some people are more sensitive to insulin spikes than others this happens in every mammal. Glycemic indexed foods are rated based on how fast insulin levels rise in the body after ingestion of certain carbohydrates. Now that we know what causes insulin to rise lets see how we can put this to use to gain LBM, loose fat or both!

The Bottom Line
Ok, now that we know how insulin secretion is triggered lets discuss how we want to go about using insulin. You need insulin to shuttle nutrients into the muscles. You definitely can imagine how important that is after a workout; you also know that you need ATP for any workout to be a good one, so we need to create an insulin spike prior to the workout.
Not a huge spike but a slow climb so we will wan to consume crabs that are of a lower GI
Prior to the workout, this should give the muscles all the nutrients and ATP needed to carry you through your training. Then during your training, you should consume a carb drink or something with maltodextren in it, basically something light about 30mins to1 hour before you're done this will give us a nice spike and a great pump. Ok you've just finished the most gut wrenching workout of your life, and you want to go puke your balls out your nostrils, WAIT you forgot the most important meal, that's right the post workout meal. Here you want to really sock it to your pancreas. So you eat a big bowl of rice (or any other high GI carb) and 1 gram of protein for every LB of body weight. Now your no doubt tired from the spike and the work out, so if time permits take a power nap, your increased insulin levels, will promote a spike in Growth Hormone and the nap will prolong this spike. Wham there you have it, your now in an anabolic state and wake up refreshed, for the rest of the day just eat light proteins and fats and maybe some low GI carbs before bed time, just to help you sleep. Ok so lets review 1 more time these training times are hypothetical of course.

6:00: Low GI foods to promote slow insulin ascent and an ATP trickle into muscle cells.

7:30: Workout, Middle of the workout you consume a high GI carb drink.

9:00: High volume of carbs and at least 1 gram of protein per lb. of body weight.

The reason for the high protein consumption post workout is that insulin increases protein syntheses by a VERY substantial margin, so carbs and lean proteins go very well together. Fats and proteins should be eaten together and Carbs and fats should never be eaten together. Insulin shuttles ATP to the muscle cells but it also shuttles carbs to lipids or fat cells
So if you eat fats during an insulin spike you're more likely to end up with the nutrient dense fat molecules stuck to your hips. Loosing fat through glucose control comes in by eating a very low GI diet the rest of the day and limiting your carb intake to no more than 40grams of low GI carbs per meal, also you need to know that every time you eat any thing, even protein only meals your insulin levels will rise. If your body needs glucose it will get it even if it has to convert proteins into sugars, but that to is another topic all together.
The point is don't graze, eat planed meals at timed intervals, even if your hungry.
And it is very important to eat fewer and fewer calories each meal after the Big post workout meal. If you try this diet for 3 weeks, I guarantee you will see the difference in the mirror; you will be bigger leaner and harder, period!