interesting thread. glutamine is expensive, no doubt, even at bulk prices. poliquin is intended for overweight people. from what i've read, from Lyle McDonald no less, is that roughly half of the common aminos (the kinds found in regular foods) have the ability to convert to glucose (gluconeogenic applicability). so, if a person doesn't have a problem with dairy proteins couldn't they just supplement with WPI or whatever cheap, fast protein they want to use?
glutamine seems to work well for cellular hydration and healing the gut. it also has insulinogenic capacity? (i forget if it is an insulin potentiator or insulinogenic) i have used it combined with proteins and carbs (egg protein and most often sucrose for me) for insulin boosting effect. i enjoy using glutamine for its strength. i feel stronger on it. for instance, when i've smoked some marijuana and had a little stimulant and then gone for a walk, i'll spike that with tyrosine (for dopamine) and glutamine. doesn't ingesting glutamine enhance detoxification ability?
also, i think that excitotoxicity is something to take note of. how much of a problem is this?
well, whatever the case, i understand that different bodies have different abilities (and i think energy metabolism and energy conservation and storage are to be considered abilities and not "diseases" in the case of people who have problems with adipose tissue) but wouldn't an abstemious inclusion of assorted stimulants and hypocaloric dieting, constant or staggered, cyclic or not, in the long-term override the replenishing of glycogen in the muskells? i know the people with "fat genes" have even more ability to adapt to less dietary energy, so judicious use of stimulants is usually okay.
