insulin

**kostakv** · 03-15-2007, 10:12 AM

why dont more people take advantage of a sport drink after work outs for the insulin , what is the other ways of getting insulin in post workout??? any substances

**pavlenko** · 03-15-2007, 10:17 AM

eating a banana following igf1lr3 shot

**taiboxa** · 03-15-2007, 10:17 AM

i use dextrose for sure.. but if u want INSULIN to be pumped out by ur pancrease all u need to do is eat hi GH foods such as SUCROSE lol

but in all honesty i prefer just using humalog ftw

***Narkissos*** · 03-15-2007, 10:28 AM

moving this to the diet forum.

***Narkissos*** · 03-15-2007, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by kostakv

why dont more people take advantage of a sport drink after work outs for the insulin

Because:

1. there are cheaper and more effective ways to get spike insulin levels.
2. Not everyone believes a spike in insulin is necessary for recovery.

Originally Posted by kostakv

what is the other ways of getting insulin in post workout??? any substances

You mean: "what is the other ways of getting insulin up post workout?"

The only way to get it 'in' is to administer it exogenously... For insulin administration protocols..check the insulin forum.

To get it up (i.e. increase its secretion) you can either ingest foods or supplements/substrates that increase it's secretion.

Carb ingestion in general causes insulin secretion.

The amount secreted depends on a number of factors...

The glycemic rating of the food in question is one such factor...

Some substrates (insulinogenic aminos acids etc.) also increase the secretion of insulin... often without the presence of carbohydrates.

You protocol depends on your goals..etc.

-Narkissos

**ozzie lifter** · 03-15-2007, 04:19 PM

I just put 100grams of white sugar in my protein shake after the gym i have noticed a big differents since i started doing this, it dose the job for me.

**boostedevo8** · 03-16-2007, 06:00 AM

I'm new to the whole insulin spike thing PWO...... what are the benefits of spiking it......sorry for the stupid question lol.......

**taiboxa** · 03-16-2007, 08:07 AM

i wish i could get it up

**DNoMac** · 03-16-2007, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by boostedevo8

I'm new to the whole insulin spike thing PWO...... what are the benefits of spiking it......sorry for the stupid question lol.......

It's a subject of much debate. The argument FOR it is that the spike in insulin will help increase the absorption of protein by your muscles and increase recovery. I've seen studies posted on here supporting both arguments. Run a search, there are many great threads on this. Johan posted one sometime back that showed consuming glucose and amino's pre-workout actually increases protein sythesis by 400% as opposed to a much smaller percentage post-workout. Personally, I have tried both methods (high GI vs low GI after a workout). Didn't notice much of a difference. I use a hybrid of the two now. I put oats and about 20gms of dextrose in my PWO shake. Read up and experiment with it.