Insulin Mimickers and Muscle Gain
Testosterone and growth hormone have been widley documented and touted as highly anabolic compounds that will increase the rate of protein synthesis and in turn increase musculature. Lifting weights at a high intensity results in a testosterone and growth hormone release. This release signals the body into an increased rate of protein synthesis. To keep up with the increased protein synthesis and create a positive nitrogen balance in the body we consume extra protein in our diets. But if you think it ends there you are sadly mistaken and are missing out on crazy muscle gains. This is where insulin comes in. Insulin’s main role in the body is to regulate blood sugar levels. When blood sugar is raised say after a meal, insulin is released from the pancreas to shuttle the sugar into the various cells of the body to be stored as gycogen, the body’s main energy source. This by itself can beneficial toward muscle gain in that increased muscle glycogen results in higher energy levels for workouts and a fuller looking physique. Insulin also plays a role in shuttling proteins into the muscle cell where the actual protein synthesis takes place. So to recap, testosterone and growth hormone increase the rate of protein synthesis, we then increase our daily intake of protein, and insulin is what transports the proteins into the muscle cell where the protein synthesis takes place. You see all these hormones work together like team to help you gain muscle.
“How do i increase insulin in by body?” you ask. Well there are a few different ways. Some bodybuilders and weight lifters actually inject pharmacuetical insulin which is very dangerous and can cause the user to become diabetic and even result in an insulin coma and death. Yikes! Another way is to eat high doses of sugar but i think we all know that doing that will make you fat and rot your teeth among other things. Probably the best and safest way to increase insulin in the body is with insulin mimickers. These are natural compounds that help to shuttle proteins and glycogen into the muscle cells without the risks of using actual insulin. They act like insulin without being insulin, follow me? Some of these compounds include cinnulin, which is a cinnamin extract, at 100-250mg dose before and after a workout. 4-hydroxyisoleucine can increase the amount of insulin excreted by the pancreas in a dose of 300-600mg post-workout taken with simple carbs. Alpha-lipoic acid can be used pre and post workout at doses of about 500mg. Using these key insulin mimickers will lead to greater muscle gains and you will be well on your way to a bigger, leaner more muscular physique.
