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I agree, I don't think a "regulatory" effect of insulin has been established in vivo. However, wouldn't you say that a direct suppressive effect on protein breakdown has been more clearly elucidated? Cliner9er: You said: "I believe tai4ji2x wanted some clarification on a post...

Thanks for the clarification, Bryan. You posts on nongenomic steroid activation made me think that if such was possible, anything was. So, once you admitted to having written that, I was just wondering if my understanding of the implicit was accurate. Like you said, just a misunderstanding. I...

I do not see the confusion. My concern was very simple -- how is it possible for amino acid absorption to take place by skirting the cells within which that happens. This was the original quote, for which you took credit: "Take your protein without (or with less) carbs immediately after...

Bryan-- First and foremost, you didn't address the issue of circumventing the enterocyte, which is where I took issue most. I am aware of six amino acid transporters -- for dipeptides, tripeptides, and acidic, basic, neutral and hydrophobic aminos -- all residing on the microvilli tips, on the...

Firstly, let me clarify my previous post. Knowing Blade's cut-and-paste history, those words were unlikely to be his. And Bryan would probably know better than writing something like that, so I wasn't suggesting either of them were at fault. I just had no time to go into details yesterday...

I think whoever wrote this statement has a very poor understanding of protein metabolism.

Dextrose = Grape sugar, Corn sugar, D-Glucose, D-(+)-Glucose, D(+)-Glucopyranose (if you buy from chemistry labs, only the D sugars). Fructose (containing) = High fructose corn syrup (fructose/glucose mixture), corn syrup, corn syrup solids, corn sweetener, sucrose (½ fructose), fructose...

http://www.cellar-homebrew.com/aidsadditives.asp 10 pounds for $8. That's about as cheap as they get, although I have seen cheaper.

It's not 80%. The only study that has dealt with high MW polyglucosides for glycogen resynthesis has revealed no such statistic. The rapid gastric emptying is just hypothesis though, there will be scarcely any relief from stomach discomfort beyond that which glucose monomers would provide.

a) Post some excerpts and references if you have them avail. b) That's the nature of a benefits to drawbacks ratio. It has already been illustrated the circumstances for which the ratio favors the latter. So far I merely haven't come across any information for a ratio favoring benefits. Just...

I was surprised that Lyle did not go into the effect on leptin. Since fructose does not stimulate insulin production, and leptin production is regulated by insulin response, fructose acts to reduce leptin concentrations. This, in turn, has an effect on the regulation of energy intake as well as...

Buckwheat!

It's a nice article. But I'm not looking for a summary. I'm looking for good reasons for why fructose should be added in the post-workout period, and the articles provides none. Out of that whole article, the issue is barely touched upon once: "In that refilling liver glycogen can be...

Before I forget. Glutamine promotes liver glycogen synthesis when taken with glucose. But many studies have shown it to be of minimal use to the bodybuilder, so I'll leave that alone. Check out this study: Effects of glucose or fructose feeding on glycogen repletion in muscle and liver after...

Yes, the answer to your question involves an "it depends." Specifically, this depends on your initial bodyfat. If you are fairly lean, you'll gain about 70% lean tissue and 30% from fat. So, for every 10 pounds, 7 will be fat-free mass. If you are overweight or obese, you'll gain...