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Hey guys, thought I'd share my supplementation for this bulk I'm doing. Reason being, I'm going to stay lean and make my supplements work for me to still eat lots of food and stay lean.
As we know, we can manipulate how we eat to encourage our bodies to burn fat or build muscle. This depends on the types/amounts/timing of what we eat. Here's how I pan to supplement and eat to burn fat and build muscle.
Upon waking
1 scoop SNS Focus-XT
1 cap SNS TTA
5 caps (10mg) SNS yohimbe
1 cap SNS Glycophase
I'll then take my little, 12lbs Maltese on a walk around my apartment complex. Probably 20min in total duration.
Let's go step by step on why I'm taking these and how the rest of my day will work. I'm not going into great detail on functions of supplements, just basics. We all know how to google.
First, yohimbe. Simple and cheap. Work you way up in dosing but once you do, it's great. Yohimbe helps increase fatty acid mobilization. This is greatly improved when in the absence of insulin. Hence fasted AM dosing.
Next the TTA. TTA is an omega 3 fatty acid with an added sulfar group. Because of the addition of the sulfar group, it cannot be metabolized by beta oxidation (used for fuel). Supplementation of TTA has been shown to be a potent PPAR-alpha activator, meaning that it is a regulator of lipid metabolism in the liver.
What this means is that when PPAR-alpha is activated, fatty acid catabolism (break down) and utilisation (used as a fuel) is increased through beta-oxidation.
PPAR-alpha activation is common in an energy derived state when the body must rely on stored energy to fuel its needs - if we activate this through supplementation of TTA supplementation, then ultimately we increase fat burning even in periods of energy availability. Another benefit of PPAR-alpha activation is that it removes fatty acids from the blood stream in order to be used for fuel and is thus seen as being a useful tool in preventing fat storage. (Taken from Jiigzz snipit)
This is going to encourage our body to use even more fat for energy when fasted and hopefully keep this going when we do eat our first meal.
Now for the delicious Focus-XT.... The star of fat burning in this is the ALCAR/Tyrosine/Caffeine. More fatty acid mobilization with the ALCAR. Tyrosine helps improve thyroid fiction and caffeine amplifies the benefita of yohimbe. This stuff also tastes delicious and helps with cognitive functions.
Last but not least, Glycophase. This is to improve insulin sensitivity bc were gonna need it in a few hours. This allows blood sugar levels to stay low through the first half of the day and we can continue to burn fat and prime GLUT-4.
So now that all of that is done, little popper has poop'd peed and made me look questionable. It's time to eat. This also plays an important role in out set up.
My first meal is going to be primarily protein & fat. Everyone's dietary needs will be different but here are mine...
1 cup egg whites (I drink them)
1 scoop whey isolate
1 TBS extra virgin coconut oil
*I mix the why and coconut oil and make a butter. I'll add cinnamon and a little Splenda. Water to desired consistency.
The reason I use coconut oil bc of MCT content. MCT are less likely to be stored as fat and more likely to be used as energy due to their make up. This is what helps keep the fat burning going.
Now here's where the fat kid in me comes out bc I like to eat. Peri workout is where I'll be hammering carbs. I've primed insulin the first 4hrs of the day and kept blood sugar low and fat burning cranking. I'll now have a lean protein meal with a complex carb (I like sweet potatoes) about 1.5hr pre workout.
Then about 15-20min before I'll have a leucine rich BCAA/Karboload drink.
10gr BCAA+5gr SNS L-leucine
1/2 scoop TN Karboload.
This should create a large influx of insulin to start growing and the BCAA/leucine should boost MPS
I have an intra of HBCD/EAA or peptapro to keep this going an preventing MPB & continuing MPS.
Post workout will be 50hr Whey Isolate with another 5gr SNS-L-Leucine. Followed by (fat kid alert) either cereal or pancakes. Try and keep fat low here and insulin will be pumping and we want to keep circulating fat to a minimum.
My last carb meal of the day will be the next meal but I'll have another serving of Glycophase before this meal and about 50gr lean protein, 50gr complex carbs.
As we know, we can manipulate how we eat to encourage our bodies to burn fat or build muscle. This depends on the types/amounts/timing of what we eat. Here's how I pan to supplement and eat to burn fat and build muscle.
Upon waking
1 scoop SNS Focus-XT
1 cap SNS TTA
5 caps (10mg) SNS yohimbe
1 cap SNS Glycophase
I'll then take my little, 12lbs Maltese on a walk around my apartment complex. Probably 20min in total duration.
Let's go step by step on why I'm taking these and how the rest of my day will work. I'm not going into great detail on functions of supplements, just basics. We all know how to google.
First, yohimbe. Simple and cheap. Work you way up in dosing but once you do, it's great. Yohimbe helps increase fatty acid mobilization. This is greatly improved when in the absence of insulin. Hence fasted AM dosing.
Next the TTA. TTA is an omega 3 fatty acid with an added sulfar group. Because of the addition of the sulfar group, it cannot be metabolized by beta oxidation (used for fuel). Supplementation of TTA has been shown to be a potent PPAR-alpha activator, meaning that it is a regulator of lipid metabolism in the liver.
What this means is that when PPAR-alpha is activated, fatty acid catabolism (break down) and utilisation (used as a fuel) is increased through beta-oxidation.
PPAR-alpha activation is common in an energy derived state when the body must rely on stored energy to fuel its needs - if we activate this through supplementation of TTA supplementation, then ultimately we increase fat burning even in periods of energy availability. Another benefit of PPAR-alpha activation is that it removes fatty acids from the blood stream in order to be used for fuel and is thus seen as being a useful tool in preventing fat storage. (Taken from Jiigzz snipit)
This is going to encourage our body to use even more fat for energy when fasted and hopefully keep this going when we do eat our first meal.
Now for the delicious Focus-XT.... The star of fat burning in this is the ALCAR/Tyrosine/Caffeine. More fatty acid mobilization with the ALCAR. Tyrosine helps improve thyroid fiction and caffeine amplifies the benefita of yohimbe. This stuff also tastes delicious and helps with cognitive functions.
Last but not least, Glycophase. This is to improve insulin sensitivity bc were gonna need it in a few hours. This allows blood sugar levels to stay low through the first half of the day and we can continue to burn fat and prime GLUT-4.
So now that all of that is done, little popper has poop'd peed and made me look questionable. It's time to eat. This also plays an important role in out set up.
My first meal is going to be primarily protein & fat. Everyone's dietary needs will be different but here are mine...
1 cup egg whites (I drink them)
1 scoop whey isolate
1 TBS extra virgin coconut oil
*I mix the why and coconut oil and make a butter. I'll add cinnamon and a little Splenda. Water to desired consistency.
The reason I use coconut oil bc of MCT content. MCT are less likely to be stored as fat and more likely to be used as energy due to their make up. This is what helps keep the fat burning going.
Now here's where the fat kid in me comes out bc I like to eat. Peri workout is where I'll be hammering carbs. I've primed insulin the first 4hrs of the day and kept blood sugar low and fat burning cranking. I'll now have a lean protein meal with a complex carb (I like sweet potatoes) about 1.5hr pre workout.
Then about 15-20min before I'll have a leucine rich BCAA/Karboload drink.
10gr BCAA+5gr SNS L-leucine
1/2 scoop TN Karboload.
This should create a large influx of insulin to start growing and the BCAA/leucine should boost MPS
I have an intra of HBCD/EAA or peptapro to keep this going an preventing MPB & continuing MPS.
Post workout will be 50hr Whey Isolate with another 5gr SNS-L-Leucine. Followed by (fat kid alert) either cereal or pancakes. Try and keep fat low here and insulin will be pumping and we want to keep circulating fat to a minimum.
My last carb meal of the day will be the next meal but I'll have another serving of Glycophase before this meal and about 50gr lean protein, 50gr complex carbs.
i loooooooooove focus xt, especially caffeine free for a good ol stim break
