Hello there!
In my bulking prep for next year's MP, I am adding Novolin-R to my post workout routine. I have used Slin before and have spent an obnoxious amount of time researching safe protocols and practices over the last 2 years...
Here's what I am curious about....
I typically workout from 6-715PM every evening. This is not ideal for post workout insulin use. I'm not exactly looking for an excuse to go to sleep during novolin-r's "peak" but I'd like to be comfortable after the peak going to sleep.
Here is a breakdown of my diet plan+additional Slin routine:
-I'm 245 lbs btw:
- Meal: 7 egg whites, 3 eggs, 1 cup grape nuts, 1 cup skim milk
- Meal: 2 cans tuna, light mayo, 2 slices Ezekiel bread, 3 large pickles
- Meal: 1-1/2 cups rice, 1 cup pinto or black beans, 6 oz ground beef(80/20)
- Post workout: 8iu's Novolin-R, 60 gm's dextrose, 60 gm's whey, 5 gm's creatine mono, 5 gm's amino complex(BCAAs+glutamine)
- Every 15 minutes: 5-10 gm's dextrose
- 60 minutes post injection: 2 chicken breasts, 2 cups white rice, 1/2 cup beans, can of sweet corn
- 3 hours post injection: 1-1/2 cups low fat cottage cheese, cup of pasta, 3/4 cup low fat PB.
This puts me at roughly 4200 cals:
- 520gm's carbs
- 360gm's protein
- 70gm's fat
I am doing something that you're really not supposed to do and that's adjusting my carbs for my insulin dose, not my insulin dose for my carb needs. This would not be the case if I were able to use Slin during the day as I would most likely keep my adequate amount of carbs the same (I'm on a bulk) and simply add the dextrose(typical macros+slin+{7-10gm'sXper slin IU}) time my post workout meal @60minutes, and watch for any signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia for next 5-7 hours....
Instead I'm adding pasta at 1145 at night for a pre-bed meal putting me a bit more over my bulking cals every day.
I do not wish to gain a lot of body fat on this bulk, and since May, due to all the anabolics I'm also running(test,trest,msten) it hasn't been an issue, I've leaned out slightly.
Am I only to be concerned with the dextrose needed alongside slin and keep the next 2 meals the same as I nornally would? Or should I keep the carb-dense food in there during my 5 hour slin "peak" to prevent hypo?
Hope I explained this well for you. I'm pretty cautious but I'd rather not gain an obnoxious amount of fat out of a fear of using slin 5 hours before bed and not waking up.
Thanks!
In my bulking prep for next year's MP, I am adding Novolin-R to my post workout routine. I have used Slin before and have spent an obnoxious amount of time researching safe protocols and practices over the last 2 years...
Here's what I am curious about....
I typically workout from 6-715PM every evening. This is not ideal for post workout insulin use. I'm not exactly looking for an excuse to go to sleep during novolin-r's "peak" but I'd like to be comfortable after the peak going to sleep.
Here is a breakdown of my diet plan+additional Slin routine:
-I'm 245 lbs btw:
- Meal: 7 egg whites, 3 eggs, 1 cup grape nuts, 1 cup skim milk
- Meal: 2 cans tuna, light mayo, 2 slices Ezekiel bread, 3 large pickles
- Meal: 1-1/2 cups rice, 1 cup pinto or black beans, 6 oz ground beef(80/20)
- Post workout: 8iu's Novolin-R, 60 gm's dextrose, 60 gm's whey, 5 gm's creatine mono, 5 gm's amino complex(BCAAs+glutamine)
- Every 15 minutes: 5-10 gm's dextrose
- 60 minutes post injection: 2 chicken breasts, 2 cups white rice, 1/2 cup beans, can of sweet corn
- 3 hours post injection: 1-1/2 cups low fat cottage cheese, cup of pasta, 3/4 cup low fat PB.
This puts me at roughly 4200 cals:
- 520gm's carbs
- 360gm's protein
- 70gm's fat
I am doing something that you're really not supposed to do and that's adjusting my carbs for my insulin dose, not my insulin dose for my carb needs. This would not be the case if I were able to use Slin during the day as I would most likely keep my adequate amount of carbs the same (I'm on a bulk) and simply add the dextrose(typical macros+slin+{7-10gm'sXper slin IU}) time my post workout meal @60minutes, and watch for any signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia for next 5-7 hours....
Instead I'm adding pasta at 1145 at night for a pre-bed meal putting me a bit more over my bulking cals every day.
I do not wish to gain a lot of body fat on this bulk, and since May, due to all the anabolics I'm also running(test,trest,msten) it hasn't been an issue, I've leaned out slightly.
Am I only to be concerned with the dextrose needed alongside slin and keep the next 2 meals the same as I nornally would? Or should I keep the carb-dense food in there during my 5 hour slin "peak" to prevent hypo?
Hope I explained this well for you. I'm pretty cautious but I'd rather not gain an obnoxious amount of fat out of a fear of using slin 5 hours before bed and not waking up.
Thanks!