Novolog
I too prefer humulin R as well cause it's legal and cheap. Log is great if you're willing to carry a pen around and use it before meals.
Start with 5iu pre-workout with 10g/iu in an intra-workout shake and slowly work up to 15iu increasing by 3iu each time.
Shakes are either Dextrose or Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin (JM and Mike Arnold Recommended) as your carb.
Peptopro, Hydro Casein, Hydro Whey as your proteins (whey is cheapest, casein+whey is probably ideal).
If you're super conservative, throw in 5-10g glutamine with your shake.
Also add 10g BCAA or 5g Leucine to the shake.
Vit C, Creatine, glycerol monostearate, etc etc are all beneficial but not
required.
Eat a meal 1.5 hours before working out and 1 hour post workout (or you can have another shake)
Just for simplicity sake, my process is currently
-1.5 hours preworkout (dbol + drol)
-1 hour preworkout (15iu humulin r)
-30 min preworkout (drink half of 100g dex/50g hydro whey/10g BCAA/10g creatine shake)
-Start of workout, refill shake with water and continue to drink shake throughout workout
-1 hour after workout (carb/protein meal with no fat)
Gets kind of silly how good this protocol (while not ideal) aids recovery. Just hit squat pr yesterday and woke up today with little to no soreness and a great fullness/pump.
I pin preworkout 4x a week and 2 days a week, I add two more shots in the AM.
Monday - preworkout
Tuesday - 3 x day
Wednesday - off
Thursday - preworkout
Friday - 3 x day
Kaladryn & pieguy : would you please care to elaborate on a modest/safe beginner slin protocol? That is assuming one has decided to without you outright endorsing novice slin use.
3-5iu humalin R pre wo, carb up with the standard shake mix, glutamine for added safety, more carbs post with pwo gh? Timing concerns? Safe carb intake? Low fat pwo meal?
Any good FAQs or writeups on a beginner protocol, in detail?
The problem with recommending protocols is the difference between individuals. I am VERY sensitive to slin, and I can go hypo on 2iu if I'm not on top of it. There are times in the past (many many years ago) where I would use 10iu of slin with no issues, however I don't have insulin resistance like that anymore.
Novolog has become the standard slin to be used in insulin pumps because it is the fastest acting and generally works the same in most people.
Slin use is simple for diabetics because they don't produce insulin. People that DO produce insulin AND take insulin can run into a lot of problems very easily. Things like the 10g carbs/iu formula that works for diabetics that don't make slin doesn't work for people who do make insulin in addition to the exo slin.
Some diabetics make a LITTLE insulin sometimes, but not always, this causes very dangerous issuse, especially if they say, release some insulin while sleeping in addition to having exo slin in their system.
Personally, I do not use slin anymore, I never noticed that much of a positive effect from it, and I don't like being paranoid about my blood sugar level. I think slin works well for people who have high insulin resistance, however for people who maintain very low insulin resistance, I don't think exo slin all that necessary.
The problem with recommending protocols is the difference between individuals. I am VERY sensitive to slin, and I can go hypo on 2iu if I'm not on top of it. There are times in the past (many many years ago) where I would use 10iu of slin with no issues, however I don't have insulin resistance like that anymore.
Novolog has become the standard slin to be used in insulin pumps because it is the fastest acting and generally works the same in most people.
Slin use is simple for diabetics because they don't produce insulin. People that DO produce insulin AND take insulin can run into a lot of problems very easily. Things like the 10g carbs/iu formula that works for diabetics that don't make slin doesn't work for people who do make insulin in addition to the exo slin.
Some diabetics make a LITTLE insulin sometimes, but not always, this causes very dangerous issuse, especially if they say, release some insulin while sleeping in addition to having exo slin in their system.
Personally, I do not use slin anymore, I never noticed that much of a positive effect from it, and I don't like being paranoid about my blood sugar level. I think slin works well for people who have high insulin resistance, however for people who maintain very low insulin resistance, I don't think exo slin all that necessary.
I must admit I was disappointed with my results the one time I used it for an extended time period. I even went up to 30iu a day the last week. I was surprised because I've always been hearing how it turns pros into freaks