We’re well into our second week now, and this is your second nutritional component of the program. This provides the flip side of the our first nutrition video on Insulin maximization in your post workout meal. Insulin is perhaps the strongest anabolic growth hormone in the body, the impact of which can rival steroids when properly utilized. But if insulin isn’t curbed at other times, your body will store excess body fat and you’ll become increasingly resistant to the positive benefits of this superhormone.
The balancing hormone (contrary hormone to insulin) in the body is called glucagon, and when this hormone system dominates, you’ll be predominantly fueling all activity with body fat, instead of ingested carbs. This is the key to rapid and sutainable fat loss. So while we want to elevate insulin and consume sufficient carbs to replenish glycogen and sufficient protein to replenish muscle broken down in training and subsequent adaptive growth, we want to reduce this hormone from causing energy storage when our body cannot utilize it for muscle growth (post workout, our muscles are extremely hungry for glycogen and protein uptake, but after the growth window closes, elevated insulin levels will cause an increase in body fat).
So…how do we maximize lean mass gain and maintenance and at the same time maximize fat loss? We reduce simple carboyhydrate intake for the most part. Stop snacking during the day. Save your pastas and breads for one meal of the day. Our bodies all have an insulin threshhold, and this is different for everyone. By the end of this program you should be quite aware of what your is. Until then, save your carbs for post training and…dinner time. Dinner is optional however if you’re looking for maximum fat loss.
Carbs that you can consume most times without negative consequences are veggies, moderate and low glycemic fruits, oats and whole grains, and nuts, and beans. The fresher the better, the less cooked the better. The degree to which you can remove all carbs with the exception of veggies and your occasional fruit, will determine your rate of fat loss. In the next video post we’ll talk about a way of applying this that will not turn you into a extremist. But starting this week, on non training days try to reduce your carbohydrate intake while the sun is shining, and eat them moderately, and only after you’ve had your veggies and protein for the meal (at dinner time, or if absolutely starving, first thing in the morning after your easily digestable protein source (eggs, whey protein, or all natural yogurt)).
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