A definite relationship exists between the use of alcohol and BMI (body mass index) in patients studied. But it’s not the relationship you would think. Most people would simply assume that the people who drink more would weigh more, since they are consuming unchecked amounts of calories and using their gym time for doing shots, right? Not so fast! Studies actually show that people who do NOT contain alcohol actually weigh more than those who do. Alcohol contains many empty calories, and we have all heard of the legendary “beer gut” often seen on people who drink too much, too often. However, this evidence shows that this isn’t inherently true. There may be some individuals who are classified as obese who happen to drink alcohol, but that line of thinking doesn’t match the statistics. ...

Many bodybuilders use insulin. It’s a dangerous drug when misused. However, when taken in conjunction with adequate carbohydrates and used responsibly, it can lead to some excellent muscle gains. Insulin used in conjunction with growth hormone is responsible for the incredible increases in bodyweights we’ve seen at the top levels of the sport. It’s also responsible for a number of quiet deaths among amateur bodybuilders, which are chalked up to ‘heart failure’ as the cause is never known and the autopsy reports often show a large number of drugs, making exact analysis impossible. Now that you’ve been exposed to the terrifying side of insulin use, you should check out the more reasonable side of it. Tens of thousands of bodybuilders use insulin each year without incident. They use reasonable doses, and they take breaks. ...

Inhaled insulin is here! The FDA has approved it. For both patients suffering from diabetes, as well as elite bodybuilders seeking to add insane amounts of mass to their frame, a new version is available which allows the user to deliver his insulin dose several times daily using a device which closely resembles an asthma inhaler. The cost of inhaled insulin is much higher than that of injectable insulin, but the benefits can be worth the cost. We all know of the negative stigma which is often associated with people who use needles for injections in public. Most people wouldn’t stop to ask if the person is diabetic – they’d simply shake their head and keep walking. For a bodybuilder who uses insulin – or a diabetic who also happens to carry some muscle ...

If you asked most bodybuilders why insulin is popular, they’ll tell you this is because insulin has allowed bodybuilders to grow about 30 pounds bigger than was ever previously possible. And this is true. Today’s top bodybuilders are winning professional shows at 280 to 305 pounds, bodyweights never imagined when Lee Haney was winning Mr. Olympia titles at a tall 248 pounds. So far, so good. If you asked the average bodybuilder how insulin works, they’d probably shrug. Simply put, insulin speeds up the rate at which amino acids enter the cells in your body. Protein is, of course, composed of amino acids. The faster aminos are absorbed in the muscle cells of the body, the more muscle can grow. It’s an amazing process, one which has allowed bodybuilders to not only ...

As you may well know, insulin is serious business. People who use it are manipulating their body in ways they may not be able to understand. Too few carbs, and instant death can occur. Pre-existing kidney or other ailment, and sudden death can occur. It’s a dangerous compound for those who are not experts in the area. However, it is also a highly useful compound which allows bodybuilders to grow to new sizes never before thought possible. Properly employed, it delivers aminos to cells faster, which leads to more, and faster, growth. As a reaction to the dangers of insulin, researchers in the medical community have been working hard to deliver a drug which can provide many of the benefits of insulin, without the serious risks. You might ask, how does this affect me? ...

The body’s natural levels of testosterone in the blood remain relatively constant throughout the adult life. Free testosterone levels, however, tend to decrease fairly rapidly around age 50. This is why so many men at that age are now looking into medications like Viagra and Cialis for erectile dysfunction, and why hormone replacement therapy has become so popular with men at that age. The ability to replenish free testosterone levels in the blood equate to a more vibrant lifestyle – feeling younger, looking younger, and living life with the same testosterone levels of a man 20 or 30 years younger. Those who lack this ability to produce free testosterone suffer from decreased sex drive, bone density loss, feelings of sluggishness and frustration, and increased insulin resistance. Now there might be another reason why some men over the ...

Q:  Quick question about insulin. I know that you're supposed to administer insulin Sub-Q (under the skin), but I have heard that people inject insulin IM (intramuscular) to affect onset times. I am taking Humalog and wanted to increase the reaction time. I have had some wicked episodes of hypoglycemia lately and I want it to kick in almost before I'm done eating. Will IM help? A: Well, normally I'd say that IM injections would take longer, but in the case of insulin, what happens is, there will be a more rapid onset. That's because there is more blood supply to muscles and more rapid absorption as a result. But the duration of insulin's impact will be vastly shortened using that method so take that into account on the backside. I actually recommend doing IM when you first start ...

Q:  There's so much talk about using insulin in bodybuilding, but it's almost always discussion of using insulin as a non-diabetic. I was diagnosed as a diabetic at 17. I'm 24 now and I'm wanting to start bodybuilding, but wanted to hear whether or not insulin is going to benefit me as a bodybuilder in the ways it does "normal guys" - will it? How about HGH to boost insulin's benefits for me? A: That's a great question, because you're right, we almost always talk about insulin being beneficial for upper level bodybuilders who are NOT diabetic. And for that very reason, there are NO studies on the subject because you can't create a level playing field to ascertain the difference. Let it be said that there is a night and day difference between a diabetic and ...

Ask anyone who's achieved near giant proportions in the gym, how they did it, and the answer may surprise you. No, not GH. Not Test E and A-50, not all the combinations of AAS in the world, actually. They did it on insulin. Insulin is a profound drug for adding muscle if used correctly. GH brought well tooled, lean mass, but insulin brought wrath of God size! To understand insulin, you must first know that it is mainly a storage hormone. It activates a great many cellular processes and events wtihin the body. Its presence also increases the cellular water volume, and the density of nutrients at the cellular level. This increase in water and growth potentiating nutrients is called osmotic response. Injecting insulin naturally raises IGF-1 and MGF production and levels to create a kind of super ...

It’s long been known that many world-class sprinters use anabolic steroids to obtain an edge on the race track. We’ve seen the disgraced Olympic athletes surrendering the medals on television due to being tested positive. We’ve seen some of them even surrender their freedom in courtroom, sentenced to month in jail for perjury after denying their use under oath, and being contradicted by evidence presented from jilted former trainers or spouses. What may not be so well known among bodybuilders is that many of the substances they use to run at world record paces are the same used by bike racers, boxers, football players, and yes, even professional bodybuilders. Here is the “run down” of the four most popular drugs used by sprinters. Testosterone This one is a foregone conclusion, an obvious addition to this list. In today’s sports ...

If you’ve been a bodybuilding fan for more than a few years, you know that in the last 15 years, the physiques have grown like never before. Professional bodybuilders are now taking the stage at 280+ pounds, after the top champions were locked at 230-240 pounds for many decades before. The secret of this newfound growth: Insulin. Insulin used to have a reputation for making people fat. It’s an anabolic hormone, but one that does cause sudden weight gain in diabetics and other who use it for non-bodybuilding purposes. However, when coupled with human growth hormone, insulin results in explosive growth. It turns out that many people gain fat on insulin because of excessive carbohydrate consumption. So you should cut the carbs, right? Nope. An additional 10 grams of carbs are required for ...

Insulin is a hormone, which was originally designed for use among diabetics to help control and limit the negative effects of diabetes. Used in medical circles in decades, it was about fifteen years ago that top professional bodybuilders began experimenting with it in an attempt to grow their bodies beyond levels thought previously achievable.  And it worked.  Insulin use became standard practice for many top pros, which soon meant that the top amateurs were using it.  Today you have people who have been training for less than two years experimenting with insulin for bodybuilding gains.  The risks are, of course, many.  Blindness, elevated risk of heart disease or stroke, kidney failure, and other ailments are potential side effects if the dosage is too strong or should the user fail to consume enough required carbohydrates.  Thus far, there have only been ...

Q: My question is about carbs and how much to take with insulin,and IFG1 LR3. I've determined that it is about 10g of carbs per 1iu of insulin, but how about with these other things? How many more grams would I need if I were doing 70mcg of IGF1? A: Well, here's the thing... there are a lot of folks that would tell you that you should not do IGF1 and insulin at the same time simply because of the risks, not because it doesn't work well together - it does. Insulin is something that a novice bodybuilder should not take. We say that not out of being prudish or judgmental, but because insulin is such a precise drug and not to be messed with if you don't know what you're doing. We gather you do not, so ...

Q:  A friend suggested I take insulin along with IGF-1 and I don't know a thing about either one. Another buddy of mine suggested that I get my hands on some Glucophage. So is that insulin or IGF-1? Where do I get it? A: Glucophage is a brand name of metformin hydrochloride, not a type of insulin.  A lot of people in the bodybuilding community confuse that fact. Okay, so here's the deal: When your body releases insulin, over time, your insulin receptors actually become less responsive. If it goes further than that, it becomes Diabetes Type II. Metformin refreshes those receptors, making them more sensitive to the insulin that your own body releases, or that you inject. It's a great product for this fact, and if you take it just after a large meal, your muscles will ...