I will take a look at these articles. Thanks for your advice.
[quote]Need4Speed wrote:
Keep in mind that you want an insulin spike post-workout to carry protein, creatine and other nutrients into the muscles when they are most hungry.
Have you bothered to read any of the articles I pointed you to? This is very basic exercise nutrition science.
David Barr makes a very good case for having liquid meals right after working out because they feed the muscles most quickly and efficiently. It’s also the most effective way to get a fast insuline spike and ingest the fastest digesting proteins.
Eat what you want. It’s your body. But to most efficiently get the creatine where it needs to be, it should be accompanied by some form of sugar, carried by an insulin spike.
If you’re dead set on doing it all with solid food, try mixing the creatine in with coffee or hot tea. It should dissolve well and you should have an easier time getting it down.[/quote]
I will diffenetly give this a try. Do you think this would work if i mixed it in with apple sauce?
[quote]freejury wrote:
I mix mine in any sort of juice. I’m sure you have juice, Gatoraide, powerade, apple juice. Plus, as far as I know, its better absorbed with some sort of carb containing liquid. I don’t know the science behind that, but I’ve read it somewhere.[/quote]
As a matter of fact, I have gained weight; I have gained close to five pounds in three weeks. But, as I must admit, I am extremly impatient, I want to get big, get strong, stay strong and big, and get on with things. So, I want to optimize my results to the fullest. I am trying to work on the basics, and thats where I need your help…
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Ah, there you are. The guy claiming an intake of 9,000cals a day but still can’t gain weight. You somehow do this while only drinking calorie free water as your only liquid form of nourishment. Why worry about creatine when you supposedly can’t even gain weight on 9,000cals a day? Don’t you think you need to take care of the basics first?
I have been counting my callories accurate. I bought a salter nutritional scale, and I have been measureing out everything to a T. What are the positives and negative to acheiving an insulin spike?
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
Don’t be a pussy.
Or, use a little sugar-free drink mix like Crystal Light or a sugary drink like Gatorade as was suggested, depending on whether or not you want that insulin spike.
Did you ever input all that you were eating into a service like www.nutritiondata.com to see if your calorie counts were accurate?
To be frank, it’s quite simple. Chicken breast, omlets, steaks, and my personal fravorite, sloppy joes (just to name the main ones). I eat every two to two and a half hours.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
Let’s see…if you eat 6 meals per day that would be 1,500 calories per meal, all in solid food! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that you are not doing it, but I sure would like to know what you are eating every few hours to consume that many calories without a Protein shake.[/quote]
Just like taste pudding huh? I will give it a try.
[quote]Tizzah wrote:
Slug it. Put it on a spoon, put spoon in mouth, take creatine off spoon just like it was some tasty pudding, then take a big gulp of water. Creatine monohydrate has no taste to it.[/quote]
[quote]Brendan B wrote:
I have been counting my callories accurate. I bought a salter nutritional scale, and I have been measureing out everything to a T.[/quote]
9000 kcals a day? Sure it’s not 9000 kilojoules?
How about you list your exact intake for one of your 9000 kcal days, just so we can double check it for you?
[quote]MookJong wrote:
Brendan B wrote:
I have been counting my callories accurate. I bought a salter nutritional scale, and I have been measureing out everything to a T.
9000 kcals a day? Sure it’s not 9000 kilojoules?
How about you list your exact intake for one of your 9000 kcal days, just so we can double check it for you?[/quote]
He’s done that already. Do a search on his previous posts. We’ve been through this.
[quote]Brendan B wrote:
I have been counting my callories accurate. I bought a salter nutritional scale, and I have been measureing out everything to a T. What are the positives and negative to acheiving an insulin spike?
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That’s a really big subject, and I’m not an expert on hormones yet, but a couple of the basic ideas are:
Insulin will increase/speed up absorption of what you eat - this includes fats and complex carbohydrates. If you want slower digestion for a more constant energy flow, you don’t want to spike it. Post workout, when your body needs nutrients fast, it’s a good thing.
Many spikes and crashes throughout the day can make you feel tired, especially the ones not close to a workout. If you have the time to take a nap, not a big deal, but something to think about.
Too many spikes too often can lead to poor insulin sensitivity and ultimately diabetes if action isn’t taken. Bad for the heart and for physical performance.
All of this isn’t going to happen from using a few grams of sugar with your creatine, though, unless you go nuts with the stuff, especially if you drink it with a meal.
If you forget to take it during the day and are looking to have a glass of creatine before bed, though, the spike isn’t a good idea as it’ll blunt nighttime GH levels to a degree.
[quote]Brendan B wrote:
To be frank, it’s quite simple. Chicken breast, omlets, steaks, and my personal fravorite, sloppy joes (just to name the main ones). I eat every two to two and a half hours.[/quote]
[quote]Brendan B wrote:
I have been counting my callories accurate. I bought a salter nutritional scale, and I have been measureing out everything to a T. What are the positives and negative to acheiving an insulin spike?[/quote]
It’s in the articles, Brendan. You can answer your own questions here if you’ll just go read. “Solving the Post Workout Puzzle” would be a good one, but there’s a whole lot more in the other articles as well.