I'm a type 1 diabetic and I've been lifting since I was in high school. The joke with my friends for years that I'm not natty because the insulin I'm on and that's why I'm progressing faster. When I honestly think the type 1 diabetic lifestyle(anabolic af) and my interest in quality training has carried me. So my quip back is you guys live to life, I lift to live
A lot of people who are terrified of insulin have such low insulin sensitivity from a lifetime of terrible eating habits. They think the world revolves around them and that, since they have poor insulin sensitivity, it's a problem for everyone.
@@C0d0ps I've been lean on 300g of carbs per day, 0g of carbs per day, and everything in between. If carbs made you fat then, prior to 2010, I should have been really fat, yet, my bodyfat percentage has been pretty consistent for over 23 years.
Great point. Get the Dr. Fung/Berg followers of the world who spent their whole lives not exercising, eating complete and utter garbage for so many years on end they do permanent damage to their insulin sensitivity. Then think it wasn't my fault at all, it was all the damn carbs ignoring all that fried food and the pastries that had as much if not more fat than even carbs. Then they start telling everyone, even people who do take care of themselves and exercise regularly that they are experts now and the carbs will kill you because of inflammation or whatever other BS buzzword of the day.
@Ryan De Witt yup. Those same people who say "don't blame butter for what the sugar did" are blaming vegetables and fruits for what the cookies, cake, and pop-tarts did.
It's so funny...on a pre contest diet I've had up to 800 carbs a day with exogenous insulin and I've lost up to 40 pounds and gotten close to 6% b.f. and I don't want to hear about my gear use...yiu can do all the gear in the world and if your diet is crap so is your physique
Hey Lane, thanks for the consistent content. If you have time please consider covering plastics/polyester and their effects on our fertility and hormones. Thanks.
I would say yes .. insulin is anabolic, however that not what it’s designed to do in the body but because we understand it’s functions we can use it in a way to help us be in a more anabolic state environment
I like this format better. There are enough people screaming on their videos. Much more chill, therefore easier to concentrate on what is being said, and less sensationalism, which has an exaggerating effect.
Why does everyone assume everyone wants to live as long as possible regardless of condition. I'd rather lose a year or two of life vs living a life I don't enjoy.
Consistent high blood sugar is pretty catabolic, just try your best to manage your blood sugar - it won’t be perfect but if you try your best you’ll still be able to gain strength and muscle. It just might be a little more of a challenge when compared to a non diabetic.
yeah nice video, as a type 1 diabetic what you say seems spot on I got diabetes later on in life and used to build muscle quite easily, but now my gains are slow but still have them, love your work Layne 💪 👌
@@bradfry2259as someone in a similar boat, get extra tests done. You'd be surprised how many people aren't truly type 1, but type 3c. I'm celiac, which caused massive damage to my pancreas and left me insulin dependant, but now I've completely cut out gluten I feel better than ever. I didn't know I had joint pain until it went away.
Love your work. Took a lot of the anxiety out of nutrition for me. I would love to know what Layne thinks of Gabrielle Lyon’s work. Particularly: is it true that I have to eat that much protein in every sitting (bolus) for it to have any effect on muscle protein synthesis?
They both studied under Don Layman, but interestingly there is no content of them together. But all three of them however have said that MPS occurs at around 2.5-3 g of leucine per meal. So depending on leucine content (or "protein quality" as they say), it's around 25-50g of protein per sitting.
So i have had diabetes for 16 years i lift heavy and have an A1C of a 5.7 on subcutaneous insulin needies but im on the pump so its even better almost normal. I noticed that when i stop working out so a month or two i return to the gym i can gain significant amount of muscle faster than someone who doesn't take insulin im 215 lbs hardly any body fat i think it helps me personally very controlled to the T
Layne, one reason injecting exogenous insulin might be effective in bodybuilders is because it's combined with GH use that causes insulin insensitivity. I say this because most of the time the dosage body builders use is within the range of what the body could normally produce on its own, so it doesn't seem like they are using supra physiologic levels.
circa 2009 when people were crushing pop tarts after their workouts to spike the insulin for gains haha Great video, thanks for the links and citations
Your insulin sensitivity will fluctuate throughout the day and is influenced by your activity. You can literally eat like crap your whole life but if you go out for a walk you will improve your insulin sensitivity.
I like to listen to these kinds of videos when I drive and I was kinda zoned out, and when you said anabolism I thought you said cannibalism and I was like wait what
3:05 If more people made these distinctions, between elite and amateur athletes and between in-season and off-season protocols, I’d like think we’d have a lot less bickering in the fitness space.
@biolayne Thanks for a great video. What would you recommend for people who have been diagnosed with insulin resistance or poor insulin sensitivity for weight management and fat loss?
GREAT NEWS! Insulin not working right means those people will have higher blood sugar cause their body wants to excrete it. They have an advantage in losing weight because their body doesn't want to store any more sugar! Eat less carbs and less food to prevent spikes in blood sugar, but as long as the pancreas is working, you can reverse type 2 diabetes by helping your body do what it is trying to do. There is a clinic run by Duke physicians who use the keto diet to reverse diabetes. If your body doesn't want the sugar, stop drinking and eating more sugar, lol. Again, this is only for type 2 diabetics with a working pancreas and beta cells. Insulin insenstives, not the patients who don't make enough insulin.
@Tom Isaacson Diet and exercise! Hopefully he's asking before his doc needs to prescribe the big guns like metformin or insulin. Met causes muscle wasting and you don't want on it if u can fix things before it becomes necessary. Same with insulin, once u start that it becomes very very hard to ever get off the insulin train. Metformin can trap you into muscle atrophy worsening ur insulin resistance and reducing your bmr and over time making your diabetes worse and harder to get off the drug.
your body becomes insulin sensitive with exercise so eating healthy carbs around exercise ( cardio) would be best which would help you with performance and lose fat which would get rid of insulin resistance.
Thank you for your videos and podcast. At 2:38 you mention 'normal levels' of insulin. As a type 1 diabetic that eats low carb., does resistance training 5 days/week, and has an A1/c of 5.5, I have lost 45 pounds over the past 5 years. Although I'm muscular, I would like to get back to a heavier weight (200) yet do not know if I should increase my insulin and protein and carbs or if that would put me on the path to insulin resistance. Endocrinologists just do not seem to have knowledge in this area. How do I determine what my normal insulin levels should be?
I feel that as a diabetic, gaining muscle is the same as normal, keep a clean diet and as long as you get your insulin right, just do it like a normal person
I wish lane did sum longer breakdowns now and then I know he has a sight for that but it would be nice like a video 1 in a while ware he did a deep dive
whats the point of ketogenic diet even if you gain muscle you always look flat on the other hand carbs give your muscles fuller look so even if you dont gain lot of muscle , you still look more impressive than person on keto diet.
The ketogenic diet is great for reversing insulin resistance and diabetes type 2. According to google "Worldwide, the prevalence of insulin resistance ranges from 15.5 to 46.5%, among adults." So there is a huge amount of the population of the world that would benefit from the ketogenic diet.
Big up Dr layne appreciate ur videos 💯 i hope u’ll see my question namely: can a person who reversed his T2D ever pass an OGTT test? Cant find any trials on the net about this issue .
Doesn’t insulin interfere with growth hormone secretion? So why would anyone want to spike their insulin post workout shutting down post workout growth hormone release? I could be completely wrong on this. Would love an explanation if someone has it. TIA
Another great video. What scares me about insulin is it's link to heart disease, or is that bunk? I'm really curious what you think causes/exacerbates heart disease.
Hey @NoLegalPlunder To answer your concern, there is some data suggesting chronicly elevated insulin is problematic for CVD. But to put it into context, this is connected to a dietary pattern with a lot of ultra-processed foods, and overconsumption of calories. If you are active, and eat mostly whole food diet, and you don't have any preexisting health conditions, I would not worry about insulin.
So, the talk about an insulin spike shuttling nutrients into the muscle faster is false? Is there truth to it helping you to look fuller? I am not a bodybuilder anymore. I am a powerlifter so I am only concerned with recovery and growth.
endurance athletes do it all the time :) But I suppose that is not what you are asking about :) If your workouts are longer than 60 minutes, getting carbs can help you keep the effort, get more quality work done, and in that sense indirectly help you build muscle
Insulin should be always thought as more of an anti-catabolic agent than an "anabolic" one whenever some dude runs an insulin only cycle (which actually happens) they get fat. What will really unlock the protein machinery is ... high quality leucine rich protein i think the carbs just make sure your body isn't eating itself for fuel like it tends to do when there is no carbs I think a review video on just mTOR and autophagy and what these things actually are would be really cool. its quite an obscure matter for a lot of people thank you sir
Insulin is great to become fat in the case os normal people. Maybe, the very 'ectomorphs' might get some benefit of exogenous insulin, someone like Dexter Jackson (who needs to eat a lot to maintain his weight), but never someone like Denis James (who has a very low metabolic rate).
Doesn’t make much sense. Somatic types, first of all, are not a real thing. Insulin administration in enhanced bodybuilders plays a role in managing glucose levels and minimizing insulin resistance in the off season. There are however, synergistic effects when combined with HGH and AAS.
As a 5x-days/week martial artist and ectomorph I needed a lot of fast food to reach 25% bf. Some call it a bulk, I call it getting fat. - I am currently 17% bf so I basically lost 10%. My goal is 12% year round as a fighter. - I personally believe in ectomorphs and natural set point theory. For me 10-20% bf.
@@C0d0ps the burden of proof lies with whom makes the statement. It’s like i would ask you to prove I don’t have a 3 headed anaconda under my bed. Somatic types are not real, its all about your Non-Exercise-Activity-Thermogenesis, insulin sensitivity, leptin disruption. Physiologically, you are not born with a “slow” or “fast” metabolism, unless you have a hypothyroid, but that is treatable.
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I'm a type 1 diabetic and I've been lifting since I was in high school. The joke with my friends for years that I'm not natty because the insulin I'm on and that's why I'm progressing faster. When I honestly think the type 1 diabetic lifestyle(anabolic af) and my interest in quality training has carried me. So my quip back is you guys live to life, I lift to live
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A lot of people who are terrified of insulin have such low insulin sensitivity from a lifetime of terrible eating habits. They think the world revolves around them and that, since they have poor insulin sensitivity, it's a problem for everyone.
Perfect comment, I completely agree.
People highly overestimate insulin in regards to weight loss.
@@C0d0ps I've been lean on 300g of carbs per day, 0g of carbs per day, and everything in between. If carbs made you fat then, prior to 2010, I should have been really fat, yet, my bodyfat percentage has been pretty consistent for over 23 years.
Great point. Get the Dr. Fung/Berg followers of the world who spent their whole lives not exercising, eating complete and utter garbage for so many years on end they do permanent damage to their insulin sensitivity. Then think it wasn't my fault at all, it was all the damn carbs ignoring all that fried food and the pastries that had as much if not more fat than even carbs. Then they start telling everyone, even people who do take care of themselves and exercise regularly that they are experts now and the carbs will kill you because of inflammation or whatever other BS buzzword of the day.
@Ryan De Witt yup. Those same people who say "don't blame butter for what the sugar did" are blaming vegetables and fruits for what the cookies, cake, and pop-tarts did.
It's so funny...on a pre contest diet I've had up to 800 carbs a day with exogenous insulin and I've lost up to 40 pounds and gotten close to 6% b.f. and I don't want to hear about my gear use...yiu can do all the gear in the world and if your diet is crap so is your physique
Thank you for just giving the facts, no drama, no exaggerations. Best source of information out there.
Hey Lane, thanks for the consistent content. If you have time please consider covering plastics/polyester and their effects on our fertility and hormones. Thanks.
Just discovered your channel and you're knowledge and delivery of information is fantastic!
I would say yes .. insulin is anabolic, however that not what it’s designed to do in the body but because we understand it’s functions we can use it in a way to help us be in a more anabolic state environment
Just finished listening to your podcast with Andrew Huberman. Fantastic stuff. Keep up the great work.
I can’t get enough fro these educational videos
I like this format better. There are enough people screaming on their videos. Much more chill, therefore easier to concentrate on what is being said, and less sensationalism, which has an exaggerating effect.
Thanks for sharing, love your content!
Thanks for the great info Layne!
Watching this while having insulin pretty much constantly fed into me.
Great info Layne
Why does everyone assume everyone wants to live as long as possible regardless of condition. I'd rather lose a year or two of life vs living a life I don't enjoy.
You can watch a Billion videos on this but absolutely nothing beats trial and error and figuring out what works for you.
so for type 2 diabetics and people with insulin resistence, we can definitively say that they have a much harder time gaining strength/muscle?
Consistent high blood sugar is pretty catabolic, just try your best to manage your blood sugar - it won’t be perfect but if you try your best you’ll still be able to gain strength and muscle. It just might be a little more of a challenge when compared to a non diabetic.
yeah nice video, as a type 1 diabetic what you say seems spot on I got diabetes later on in life and used to build muscle quite easily, but now my gains are slow but still have them, love your work Layne 💪 👌
Same here man about a month ago I was diagnosed I'm 38.
@@bradfry2259 yeah tough man but manageable, one thing is I'm leam so you get the odd win
I was diagnosed at 23 and literally it helped me get in the best shape of my life as well as clean my diet even though it is a burden
@@achilles1545 nice work 👌
@@bradfry2259as someone in a similar boat, get extra tests done. You'd be surprised how many people aren't truly type 1, but type 3c. I'm celiac, which caused massive damage to my pancreas and left me insulin dependant, but now I've completely cut out gluten I feel better than ever. I didn't know I had joint pain until it went away.
Love your work. Took a lot of the anxiety out of nutrition for me. I would love to know what Layne thinks of Gabrielle Lyon’s work. Particularly: is it true that I have to eat that much protein in every sitting (bolus) for it to have any effect on muscle protein synthesis?
They both studied under Don Layman, but interestingly there is no content of them together. But all three of them however have said that MPS occurs at around 2.5-3 g of leucine per meal. So depending on leucine content (or "protein quality" as they say), it's around 25-50g of protein per sitting.
Awesome video. You rock!
So i have had diabetes for 16 years i lift heavy and have an A1C of a 5.7 on subcutaneous insulin needies but im on the pump so its even better almost normal. I noticed that when i stop working out so a month or two i return to the gym i can gain significant amount of muscle faster than someone who doesn't take insulin im 215 lbs hardly any body fat i think it helps me personally very controlled to the T
Key for post workout carbs is it's role in lowering cortisol levels.
So squats, presses, deadlifts, and pull-ups stimulate anabolic training and lead to greater protein synthesis. Train hard, train smart and have fun.
Layne, one reason injecting exogenous insulin might be effective in bodybuilders is because it's combined with GH use that causes insulin insensitivity. I say this because most of the time the dosage body builders use is within the range of what the body could normally produce on its own, so it doesn't seem like they are using supra physiologic levels.
circa 2009 when people were crushing pop tarts after their workouts to spike the insulin for gains haha
Great video, thanks for the links and citations
If you want to bulk up, I don’t know what to eat without carbs? Lol
Another great post,, always look forward to your posts,, cut right through the BS !!
Your insulin sensitivity will fluctuate throughout the day and is influenced by your activity. You can literally eat like crap your whole life but if you go out for a walk you will improve your insulin sensitivity.
Hi biolayne, any info on Fadogia Agrestris? Seeing this supplement a lot lately and looking for a reliable review of the product. Thanks
I like to listen to these kinds of videos when I drive and I was kinda zoned out, and when you said anabolism I thought you said cannibalism and I was like wait what
Best protein money can buy!
3:05 If more people made these distinctions, between elite and amateur athletes and between in-season and off-season protocols, I’d like think we’d have a lot less bickering in the fitness space.
@biolayne Thanks for a great video. What would you recommend for people who have been diagnosed with insulin resistance or poor insulin sensitivity for weight management and fat loss?
GREAT NEWS! Insulin not working right means those people will have higher blood sugar cause their body wants to excrete it. They have an advantage in losing weight because their body doesn't want to store any more sugar! Eat less carbs and less food to prevent spikes in blood sugar, but as long as the pancreas is working, you can reverse type 2 diabetes by helping your body do what it is trying to do. There is a clinic run by Duke physicians who use the keto diet to reverse diabetes. If your body doesn't want the sugar, stop drinking and eating more sugar, lol. Again, this is only for type 2 diabetics with a working pancreas and beta cells. Insulin insenstives, not the patients who don't make enough insulin.
Exercise, hypocaloric diet. If your A1c is too high, metformin from your doc
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@Tom Isaacson Diet and exercise! Hopefully he's asking before his doc needs to prescribe the big guns like metformin or insulin. Met causes muscle wasting and you don't want on it if u can fix things before it becomes necessary. Same with insulin, once u start that it becomes very very hard to ever get off the insulin train. Metformin can trap you into muscle atrophy worsening ur insulin resistance and reducing your bmr and over time making your diabetes worse and harder to get off the drug.
your body becomes insulin sensitive with exercise so eating healthy carbs around exercise ( cardio) would be best which would help you with performance and lose fat which would get rid of insulin resistance.
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Another great video
Cool info!
thank you.
I feel like carbs aren’t going into my muscle? But I’m not insulin resistant? A1c is 4.8. I’m so confused
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Thank you for your videos and podcast. At 2:38 you mention 'normal levels' of insulin. As a type 1 diabetic that eats low carb., does resistance training 5 days/week, and has an A1/c of 5.5, I have lost 45 pounds over the past 5 years. Although I'm muscular, I would like to get back to a heavier weight (200) yet do not know if I should increase my insulin and protein and carbs or if that would put me on the path to insulin resistance. Endocrinologists just do not seem to have knowledge in this area. How do I determine what my normal insulin levels should be?
I feel that as a diabetic, gaining muscle is the same as normal, keep a clean diet and as long as you get your insulin right, just do it like a normal person
Isn't it dangerous? What if blood sugar go extreme low?
I wish lane did sum longer breakdowns now and then I know he has a sight for that but it would be nice like a video 1 in a while ware he did a deep dive
very useful, tahnks for the video
whats the point of ketogenic diet even if you gain muscle you always look flat on the other hand carbs give your muscles fuller look so even if you dont gain lot of muscle , you still look more impressive than person on keto diet.
Some people like it! I don't tho, I did it for like 5 months but I feel so much better with carbs.
It helps some make a lot of money. 😂
@@PSA78 Exactly!
The ketogenic diet is great for reversing insulin resistance and diabetes type 2. According to google "Worldwide, the prevalence of insulin resistance ranges from 15.5 to 46.5%, among adults." So there is a huge amount of the population of the world that would benefit from the ketogenic diet.
@@aos32 Outside of calorie restriction there's nothing keto does, it's not like there's a lack of proof showing this.
I remember reading about grape juice with whey protein. I did it after every workout. I don't think it helped.
Big up Dr layne appreciate ur videos 💯 i hope u’ll see my question namely: can a person who reversed his T2D ever pass an OGTT test? Cant find any trials on the net about this issue .
Great information
Thanks.
It gets more complicated than that. Refined sugar plummets testosterone levels.
Yo laybne, if I do 15 minutes of high intensity cardio straight after my leg days, will that reduce my leg growth?
Doesn’t insulin interfere with growth hormone secretion? So why would anyone want to spike their insulin post workout shutting down post workout growth hormone release? I could be completely wrong on this. Would love an explanation if someone has it. TIA
Does any of this change for the "enhanced athlete"?
Another great video. What scares me about insulin is it's link to heart disease, or is that bunk? I'm really curious what you think causes/exacerbates heart disease.
high ApoB has a causal relationship with heart disease.
Hey @NoLegalPlunder To answer your concern, there is some data suggesting chronicly elevated insulin is problematic for CVD. But to put it into context, this is connected to a dietary pattern with a lot of ultra-processed foods, and overconsumption of calories. If you are active, and eat mostly whole food diet, and you don't have any preexisting health conditions, I would not worry about insulin.
So, the talk about an insulin spike shuttling nutrients into the muscle faster is false? Is there truth to it helping you to look fuller? I am not a bodybuilder anymore. I am a powerlifter so I am only concerned with recovery and growth.
Can you do a video on total body giving you more testosterone plz . If it true or not
Thanks!
Would you have the reference/s for the studies where it shows those with T1D have lower lean body mass and less muscle mass? Thank you for the info
Always great
Not a word about muscle fascia. He obviously has NO idea about insulin spiking and why to do it AND why it DOES work.
we have been answering same questions for past 2 decades. yes insulin is anabolic
What about eating carbs during a workout I heard from some theres benefits but idk
endurance athletes do it all the time :) But I suppose that is not what you are asking about :) If your workouts are longer than 60 minutes, getting carbs can help you keep the effort, get more quality work done, and in that sense indirectly help you build muscle
Insulin should be always thought as more of an anti-catabolic agent than an "anabolic" one
whenever some dude runs an insulin only cycle (which actually happens) they get fat.
What will really unlock the protein machinery is ... high quality leucine rich protein i think
the carbs just make sure your body isn't eating itself for fuel like it tends to do when there is no carbs
I think a review video on just mTOR and autophagy and what these things actually are would be really cool. its quite an obscure matter for a lot of people
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Insulin IS CALLED an ANABOLIC HORMONE so yes it is by definition ANABOLIC.
Insulin is great to become fat in the case os normal people. Maybe, the very 'ectomorphs' might get some benefit of exogenous insulin, someone like Dexter Jackson (who needs to eat a lot to maintain his weight), but never someone like Denis James (who has a very low metabolic rate).
Doesn’t make much sense. Somatic types, first of all, are not a real thing.
Insulin administration in enhanced bodybuilders plays a role in managing glucose levels and minimizing insulin resistance in the off season.
There are however, synergistic effects when combined with HGH and AAS.
I am sure Dennis James and just about ever single larger bodybuilder if not all in the current era have used insulin on a regular basis.
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Please share a clinical study of body types like “ectomorph hybrids doesn’t exist”.
As a 5x-days/week martial artist and ectomorph I needed a lot of fast food to reach 25% bf.
Some call it a bulk, I call it getting fat.
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I am currently 17% bf so I basically lost 10%.
My goal is 12% year round as a fighter.
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I personally believe in ectomorphs and natural set point theory.
For me 10-20% bf.
@@C0d0ps the burden of proof lies with whom makes the statement. It’s like i would ask you to prove I don’t have a 3 headed anaconda under my bed.
Somatic types are not real, its all about your Non-Exercise-Activity-Thermogenesis, insulin sensitivity, leptin disruption.
Physiologically, you are not born with a “slow” or “fast” metabolism, unless you have a hypothyroid, but that is treatable.
Do you still think calories count ? Which is total bullshit.
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