No that is not how it works at allI'm trying to understand how insulin works for muscle gains. Does it basically just make better use of the food you eat by example if you consume say 3000 calories a day while on insulin it would be the same as consuming 4000 calories or more a day without insulin?
Why did most people not want to answer him and just give this speech as to why he shouldn't do it ? I didn't read anywhere in his post where he said he was going to do it
In short insulin directly stimulates the cellular pathway in the muscle that regulates muscle growth.
It also increases blood flow to the muscle. So more nutrients, hormones and the like can get into the muscle which can stimulate muscle protein synthesis.
Very anabolic/anti catabolic hormone. You can do hours of reading on it
Why did most people not want to answer him and just give this speech as to why he shouldn't do it ? I didn't read anywhere in his post where he said he was going to do it
In short insulin directly stimulates the cellular pathway in the muscle that regulates muscle growth.
It also increases blood flow to the muscle. So more nutrients, hormones and the like can get into the muscle which can stimulate muscle protein synthesis.
Very anabolic/anti catabolic hormone. You can do hours of reading on it
Thanks everyone for the input! It sounds like insulin is only good for someone who is already hit their peak / ceiling in muscle growth so maybe at that point they give it a go.
The idea of using insulin is to take the load of your pancreas so that so that you don't burn out your natural insulin production. We need to think things through all the way to the end to really understand all the tangents here.
Why did most people not want to answer him and just give this speech as to why he shouldn't do it ? I didn't read anywhere in his post where he said he was going to do it
In short insulin directly stimulates the cellular pathway in the muscle that regulates muscle growth.
It also increases blood flow to the muscle. So more nutrients, hormones and the like can get into the muscle which can stimulate muscle protein synthesis.
Very anabolic/anti catabolic hormone. You can do hours of reading on it
Tough Board. ^^^ This. I agree with the posts that recommend against it, but nothing wrong with learning.
I'm a type 2 diabetic for 5 years now. Currently using Lantus (long acting, scheduled) and, Humalog (short acting, sliding scale 3 times daily) for past 2 years.
It can be very dangerous if you don't do your homework. The danger comes from what we refer to as "dropping." That's when the insulin is still active in your system and your blood sugar "drops." And when it starts, it drops fast. To dangerous (below 80) it can drop to 20 in minutes. Anything lower and you don't get some sort of sugar (juice, peanut butter, crackers) you will have a rough time and 911 should be called.
A good rule of thumb is to have 100 carb per IU of slin. On a bulker, with a solid diet, which you should be on anyway, dropping shouldn't be a concern, but still need to check blood /sugar levels regardless.
It's an excellent drug/supplement that does work.
Mostly reserved for older, experienced lifters who have ran every AAS known to man, like myself.
Make sure you do your homework and if I can help anymore just let me know.
Lift hard.
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