*** ARTICLE *** Decreasing insulin resistance and increasing sensitivity

[gbrice75]

Interesting.
I am def insulin resistant. I.e I can eat an entire pack of oreos and not gain a pound. And I crave sugars all day long.

I HAVE had my blood glucose checked many times by my doc and levels always come back normal.

Lately I have been trying to work on lowering the resistance by...

-Switching up my training.
-Adding different forms of cardio (which I never do) But focusing on High Intesnsity short bouts of it.
-Doing Intermittent Fasting.
-Including more soluble fiber into my diet.
-Cutting out sugars of course.

All of which I feel are helping to a great degree.

Would like to add In some ALA soon as well.

I also have some chromium and HCA but havent taken them yet.

Waiting to see results from this cut Im in the middle of. Then Ill see if I want to add them in.

You posted some good info above, yet all I got out of it is the bold - and I hate you!!!

If that's related to insulin resistance, I wouldn't mind that. I would venture to guess it has more to do with you having a very efficient metabolism moreso than insulin resistance.

I've found it has caused me to easily store bodyfat but extreme difficulty to add lean mass. Almost as if my fat cells are much more fluid than my muscle cells. I don't know if this is even possible, but my 'symptoms' would indicate it is.

[Dukkit]

You posted some good info above, yet all I got out of it is the bold - and I hate you!!!

If that's related to insulin resistance, I wouldn't mind that. I would venture to guess it has more to do with you having a very efficient metabolism moreso than insulin resistance.
I've found it has caused me to easily store bodyfat but extreme difficulty to add lean mass. Almost as if my fat cells are much more fluid than my muscle cells. I don't know if this is even possible, but my 'symptoms' would indicate it is.

Has to be partly both.

If I can eat all this and not raise my insulin... then the slin isnt shuttling said junk food into storage. Which is good. But also bad.
I wont gain weight (fat)... but I wont gain weight (muscle) when I do eat proper foods. lol

But also... my metabolism burns the junk off.

[gbrice75]

Has to be partly both.

If I can eat all this and not raise my insulin... then the slin isnt shuttling said junk food into storage. Which is good. But also bad.
I wont gain weight (fat)... but I wont gain weight (muscle) when I do eat proper foods. lol

But also... my metabolism burns the junk off.

Good point, and actually kind of contradictory to my situation which is very very interesting. Yours makes perfect sense. I am having a hard time figuring out how I can store bodyfat SO efficiently, yet am very inefficient at adding LBM. Insulin resistance could explain the inefficiency of LBM gains. But storing bodyfat - genetically predisposed?

[Dukkit]

Good point, and actually kind of contradictory to my situation which is very very interesting. Yours makes perfect sense. I am having a hard time figuring out how I can store bodyfat SO efficiently, yet am very inefficient at adding LBM. Insulin resistance could explain the inefficiency of LBM gains. But storing bodyfat - genetically predisposed?

Well to me, for your situation it would make sense that lets say; your insulin is always high... so a bigger percentage of what you do intake DOES get shuttled into fat stores.

Hence, some of your food goes to building muscle, and the rest (probably most) goes into fat storage.

On top of you most likely not having the added benefit of an efficient metabolism... it compounds and you have your problem.

[gbrice75]

Well to me, for your situation it would make sense that lets say; your insulin is always high... so a bigger percentage of what you do intake DOES get shuttled into fat stores.

Hence, some of your food goes to building muscle, and the rest (probably most) goes into fat storage.

On top of you most likely not having the added benefit of an efficient metabolism... it compounds and you have your problem.

I missed this before, but BINGO. I believe you're right sir, thanks for the clarity!!

Now to address it...

[jimmyinkedup]

Insulin resiatnce is when insulin is less effecftive at lowering blood sugars. It results in high blood sugar , fat gain , and diffuicultly losing wieght. Not the ability to eat whatever you want and stay lean like some people on here i hate (EH.......hmm... dukkit. j/k bro how u been ?).
It also can result in many other undesirable conditions like high trigylcerides and increased risk for heart disease.
Insulin resistance is the opposite of insulin sesativity and is NOT desirable in any way shape or form.