Insulin Supplements
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booneman77
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ok, that is whole different balpark tahn insulin... what you;re talking about are glucose disposal agents (GDA's) and nutritent partitioners... BSL is a terrible company that most dont trust, so here are a few of the other supps that fit that category:
SNS Glycophase
UspLabs AP
Permformax Labs Slinmax
Evomuse Slintensity
EBF Recompadrol (no longer made though, but may have been the best ever)
theres a few more I can't think of atm but these are some of the best around.
Robert5891
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Second this, and would also add to the list:
Hi-Tech Glucozene-Rx™
Blue Star GlycoDrive
Magnum Mimic
TeamTGB
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Slinmax is amazing my man, i recommend giving it a shot you will definitely be satisfied everyone i have had utilize has made great improvements in body composition. It has proven ingredients at proper doses. john.patterson Quads_of_Steel AntM1564
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Robert5891
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When you're bulking you'll be taking in a lot of extra carbs. GDAs help shuttle the extra carbs into the muscle cells rather than going to fat stores, additionally they also help mitigate huge spikes in insulin, thus avoiding the "carb coma" you'll feel sometimes.
Fuller looking muscles, less "fluffy" feeling, etc.
TeamTGB
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This will allow more of the carbohydrates you utilize to be shuttled into the muscle cells and to be used for growth and recovery and not spilling over and stored as fat.
Jiigzz
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Depends. I thrive off little carbs, so generally <100g, with it commonly sitting at 75ish.
You just need to play around with what works
Robert5891
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That's entirely dependent on each individual.
Start with 1g/lb of bodyweight for protein and 0.5g/lb of bodyweight for fat as minimums. After that, fill in the remainder with carbs to meet your caloric needs.
Jiigzz
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Why only minimum fat? Curious.
fro60ol
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He was saying use those numbers as your bottom baselines
AntM1564
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Benefits would be little to no bloating after a carb heavy meal, better utilization of nutrients, a better pump, fuller muscle, improved body composition and a reduction in blood sugar. All of those are dependent on the ingredients in the supplement. I actually took a serving with my last meal and I still feel pretty hungry despite it being a carb/calorie heavy meal.
There have been a lot of good suggestions in here so far. SlinMax is one of the more comprehensive supplements in this category, along with Recompadrol. SlinMax contains individual ingredients that most people will use to make their own GDA type product which is one reason why I enjoy it.
Na-R-ALA also reduces blood sugar and improves glycogen storage thanks to its actions with GLUT-4 (an important glucose transporter in the body). The dose in SlinMax is a full dose.
Agmatine improves glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity of skeletal muscles.and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle tissue. Agmatine stimulates the release of beta-endorphin that helps move glucose out of the bloodstream and into muscle tissue. Agmatine also helps with a muscle pump. Agmatine also helps with muscle fullness. People often say SlinMax gives them a "food pump", Think of your post workout pump, but just from eating!
Berberine is effective at controlling insulin levels and glucose disposal.
These are the most important ingredients in SlinMax, in my opinion and will help improve body composition, even from those that do not tolerate carbs very well.
I would also suggest using some natural remedies, like adding cinnamon to all meals. Cinnamon tastes great on pretty much everything.
You macro breakdown is highly dependent on the person. Some can function and perform off little carbs while others will fall flat on their face. It is one of those things you need to try and see how your body responds. You could also carb cycle too, which has many benefits. A good ratio of macros people use is a 40/40/20 split of carbs/protein/fat.
There have been a lot of good suggestions in here so far. SlinMax is one of the more comprehensive supplements in this category, along with Recompadrol. SlinMax contains individual ingredients that most people will use to make their own GDA type product which is one reason why I enjoy it.
Na-R-ALA also reduces blood sugar and improves glycogen storage thanks to its actions with GLUT-4 (an important glucose transporter in the body). The dose in SlinMax is a full dose.
Agmatine improves glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity of skeletal muscles.and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle tissue. Agmatine stimulates the release of beta-endorphin that helps move glucose out of the bloodstream and into muscle tissue. Agmatine also helps with a muscle pump. Agmatine also helps with muscle fullness. People often say SlinMax gives them a "food pump", Think of your post workout pump, but just from eating!
Berberine is effective at controlling insulin levels and glucose disposal.
These are the most important ingredients in SlinMax, in my opinion and will help improve body composition, even from those that do not tolerate carbs very well.
I would also suggest using some natural remedies, like adding cinnamon to all meals. Cinnamon tastes great on pretty much everything.
You macro breakdown is highly dependent on the person. Some can function and perform off little carbs while others will fall flat on their face. It is one of those things you need to try and see how your body responds. You could also carb cycle too, which has many benefits. A good ratio of macros people use is a 40/40/20 split of carbs/protein/fat.
hsk
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I have not tried glycolog, but when you compare the ingredient profile of glycolog to recompadrol, there is really no competition. Recompadrol wins. I still have been unable to find a product that worked as well as recompadrol, although slintensity is a good runner-up.
jathan_howe
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criticalbench
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GDAs are very valuable for some, and not so much for others. If you gain fat easy, they can be a great tool. Glucozene actually tested really well for me based on glucometer readings and is one of the cheaper ones. Slintensity and anabolic pump also. Some popular ones that people rave about didn't do all that great on glucometer measurements.
Agmatine and ala are also good and dirt cheap in bulk and stack great with Glucozene.
Agmatine and ala are also good and dirt cheap in bulk and stack great with Glucozene.
jathan_howe
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I barely upped my calories for a bulk and blew up and bloated and look 10lbs fatter, when in reality I'm just 3lbs heavier from water and bloat. A GDA sounds good to me lol
hsk
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I can't use anything with bioperene aka piperine. This rules out a lot of supplements for me.
banjobounce
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Although it is not touted as one, Defuse by Evomuse has some gda properties to it.
cheftepesh1
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warbird01
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Welp booneman pretty much covered it all. Glycophase and Recompadrol are my 2 favorite GDAs.
Robert5891
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Correct, I was saying use 0.5g/lb as a minimum, not that that should be his ceiling of fat intake.