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Hey Friends,
I have never used insulin, but I would like to begin leveraging it as I am working to gain ~15 lbs over the next 6 months, and would like to be as efficient as possible in that endeavor. I know there's a wealth of information here and across the web, but advice tends to circle back to pointing out that every person's protocol will be specific to their individual needs.
I have a general sense of how I will incorporate it into my protocol, but I would like feedback/critiques/suggestions.
I will list diet, training, and gear to give you a view of my current status.
First, let's get training out of the way:
I hit the gym daily. 4 of those days are heavy lifting days, the other 3 are typically cardio/mobility/core/feeder sets. I also do LISS post workout on my lifting days, as cardio is an important part of my health these days. My heavy lifting days tend to steer towards barbell work/heavy compounds, with accessory work tacked on at the end. I compete occasionally in powerlifting, so I am relatively strong.
I am right around 220lbs ~10% body fat. BF measures done professionally point to a lower bf%, but I suspect those are wrong.
Diet:
Carbs are currently on the lower end, but as I transition into a gaining phase I will up those. My targeted macros will be as follows:
I will titrate up the calories/carbs slowly as my weight creeps up.
Gear I'll be using:
I am thinking I'll take 10iu Humalog or HumalinR preworkout with my 7iu hgh, BCAA/EAAs, creatine, and 25g dextrose, with another 25g dextrose sipped throughout the workout. I train first thing in the morning, fasted, so I think 50g carbs added will provide the substrate required to avoid hyperglycemia. I will monitor blood glucose to dial in the dose. I do not want to leverage dextrose heavily, as I like getting most of my carbs from food, but I am open to increasing periworkout carb intake as recommended.
Post workout would comprise of another 10iu insulin, followed immediately by my first meal of the day - a 50/50 split of carbs and protein, usually around 6-800 kCal, with trace amounts of fat.
On days where I travel for work or skip the gym, it's likely I'll skip insulin administration on those days, as from my understanding it can be leveraging ad hoc and does not require steady, daily dosing to deliver results.
Blood glucose will be otherwise maintained through GDAs, berberine, and perhaps metformin as needed.
I have never used insulin, but I would like to begin leveraging it as I am working to gain ~15 lbs over the next 6 months, and would like to be as efficient as possible in that endeavor. I know there's a wealth of information here and across the web, but advice tends to circle back to pointing out that every person's protocol will be specific to their individual needs.
I have a general sense of how I will incorporate it into my protocol, but I would like feedback/critiques/suggestions.
I will list diet, training, and gear to give you a view of my current status.
First, let's get training out of the way:
I hit the gym daily. 4 of those days are heavy lifting days, the other 3 are typically cardio/mobility/core/feeder sets. I also do LISS post workout on my lifting days, as cardio is an important part of my health these days. My heavy lifting days tend to steer towards barbell work/heavy compounds, with accessory work tacked on at the end. I compete occasionally in powerlifting, so I am relatively strong.
I am right around 220lbs ~10% body fat. BF measures done professionally point to a lower bf%, but I suspect those are wrong.
Diet:
Carbs are currently on the lower end, but as I transition into a gaining phase I will up those. My targeted macros will be as follows:
- P: 400g (satiety and I love meat)
- C: 400g
- F: 100g
- kCal total: 4,100
I will titrate up the calories/carbs slowly as my weight creeps up.
Gear I'll be using:
- 50mg Proviron daily
- 500mg/week Testosterone (I am currently running a TRT dose)
- NPP 400mg/week
- HGH: 10iu daily, typically ~7 iu upon waking (which is about an hour pre workout) and another 3iu later in the day
- I will also be throwing in runs of PEG-MGF and IGF1-LR3, but I do not think those will have a broad impact compared to the rest of my intake.
I am thinking I'll take 10iu Humalog or HumalinR preworkout with my 7iu hgh, BCAA/EAAs, creatine, and 25g dextrose, with another 25g dextrose sipped throughout the workout. I train first thing in the morning, fasted, so I think 50g carbs added will provide the substrate required to avoid hyperglycemia. I will monitor blood glucose to dial in the dose. I do not want to leverage dextrose heavily, as I like getting most of my carbs from food, but I am open to increasing periworkout carb intake as recommended.
Post workout would comprise of another 10iu insulin, followed immediately by my first meal of the day - a 50/50 split of carbs and protein, usually around 6-800 kCal, with trace amounts of fat.
On days where I travel for work or skip the gym, it's likely I'll skip insulin administration on those days, as from my understanding it can be leveraging ad hoc and does not require steady, daily dosing to deliver results.
Blood glucose will be otherwise maintained through GDAs, berberine, and perhaps metformin as needed.