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Questions my good peeps. I'm on a recomp right now where I do Leangains, and enjoy the fasting. I typically take free form or peptide BCAAs few times a day to slow down muscle breakdown while fasting...
However I'm curious if the following are true if the then follow statements are also true:
1.) That 3 to 8g of leucine (or a mix in bcaas) spikes insulin much carbs turning the switch to anabolic mode but without further protien or carbs the switch goes back to canabolic roughly 30 minutes later. True?
2.) That a typical meal with protien with enough leucine will do the same albiet once the protien breaksdown. Typically carbs spike insulin before this however so the anabolic window is much larger being its combined leucine and carb spike. True?
3.) That slow digestion protiens such a smeat, egg, casein, and slow carbs will continue to trickle into the bloodstream for 6 to 12 hours but the anabolic window from the leucine/fast carbs likely is closed. True?
4.) That if you eat something like cottage cheese before bed it will break down slowly for a constant feed thoughout the night but you will still be catabolic quickly because not enough leucine/carbs to spike hard and long enough. Still muscle sparing aminos in the blood but not the anabolic switch mode. True?
5.) That luecine or bcaas taken in 10g or less doses periodically doesnt reset you fasting or ketosis. True?
So assuming the above are correct would it be safe to say that:
1.) Taking leucine before a meal of low leucine will help optimize growth?
2.) That taking leucine between meals of slow digestion protiens such as meat, egg and/or cheeses will help keep that protien used for growth rather than turn to fat or burnt as fuel?
3.) Is there a cap on how often you can do the above? Is it like insulin sensitivty that old shcoolers got from spiking dextrose hourly? Beyong leucine toxicity doses, is there a negative to hitting leucine between meals?
However I'm curious if the following are true if the then follow statements are also true:
1.) That 3 to 8g of leucine (or a mix in bcaas) spikes insulin much carbs turning the switch to anabolic mode but without further protien or carbs the switch goes back to canabolic roughly 30 minutes later. True?
2.) That a typical meal with protien with enough leucine will do the same albiet once the protien breaksdown. Typically carbs spike insulin before this however so the anabolic window is much larger being its combined leucine and carb spike. True?
3.) That slow digestion protiens such a smeat, egg, casein, and slow carbs will continue to trickle into the bloodstream for 6 to 12 hours but the anabolic window from the leucine/fast carbs likely is closed. True?
4.) That if you eat something like cottage cheese before bed it will break down slowly for a constant feed thoughout the night but you will still be catabolic quickly because not enough leucine/carbs to spike hard and long enough. Still muscle sparing aminos in the blood but not the anabolic switch mode. True?
5.) That luecine or bcaas taken in 10g or less doses periodically doesnt reset you fasting or ketosis. True?
So assuming the above are correct would it be safe to say that:
1.) Taking leucine before a meal of low leucine will help optimize growth?
2.) That taking leucine between meals of slow digestion protiens such as meat, egg and/or cheeses will help keep that protien used for growth rather than turn to fat or burnt as fuel?
3.) Is there a cap on how often you can do the above? Is it like insulin sensitivty that old shcoolers got from spiking dextrose hourly? Beyong leucine toxicity doses, is there a negative to hitting leucine between meals?
. Just my analysis. Bump for more leucine info though.
