I was wondering what is the actual transport mechanism for amino acid uptake into the muscle cell so that protein synthesis can occur?
The reason I was wondering this is so I can maybe better design my diet to optimise protein uptake by the muscles (ie by playing around with protein types, meal timing etc.)
It dawned on me this morning that I dont actually know the mechanism behind this. Obviously glycogen is stored by insulin but is there a similar mechanism for amino acid uptake?
I think this is potentially quite important to diet design, since muscle growth relies on amino acid uptake into the muscle cell. Understanding this mechanism will hopefully allow me to optimise this process, rather than just consuming lots of protein all day long.
As well as being an optimum time to consume aminos (we all know about pre- post-workout shakes) is there a time where high protein intake is largely wasted because the uptake mechanism is downregulated?
Im hoping to optimise my diet because Im terrified of getting fat again while I 'bulk' (life-long fat kid). Just eating a few hundred calories over maintenance seems a simplified way of gaining weight that will inevitably result in higher than optimum fat deposition. I want to feed the muscles exactly what they want to grow, just when they need it and nothing else.
Ive put 8lbs on in the last two weeks and although im on AAS im terrified of getting too fat on the way up and having to spend ages dieting it all off again!!
Any sensible comments gladly appreciated...
The reason I was wondering this is so I can maybe better design my diet to optimise protein uptake by the muscles (ie by playing around with protein types, meal timing etc.)
It dawned on me this morning that I dont actually know the mechanism behind this. Obviously glycogen is stored by insulin but is there a similar mechanism for amino acid uptake?
I think this is potentially quite important to diet design, since muscle growth relies on amino acid uptake into the muscle cell. Understanding this mechanism will hopefully allow me to optimise this process, rather than just consuming lots of protein all day long.
As well as being an optimum time to consume aminos (we all know about pre- post-workout shakes) is there a time where high protein intake is largely wasted because the uptake mechanism is downregulated?
Im hoping to optimise my diet because Im terrified of getting fat again while I 'bulk' (life-long fat kid). Just eating a few hundred calories over maintenance seems a simplified way of gaining weight that will inevitably result in higher than optimum fat deposition. I want to feed the muscles exactly what they want to grow, just when they need it and nothing else.
Ive put 8lbs on in the last two weeks and although im on AAS im terrified of getting too fat on the way up and having to spend ages dieting it all off again!!
Any sensible comments gladly appreciated...
