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One thing I would like to know is if bbers using slin are going to benefit from meal timing...
Most likely, they all seem to take their insulin pre-workout with a carb/amino shake. I think drug timing is kinda bullshit but with insulin, you're going to benefit from a health and recovery aspect. You're also most insulin sensitive during this time so you'll get more from less
JISSN | Abstract | The effect of protein timing on muscle strength and hypertrophy: a meta-analysis
As alan concludes... Protein timing in the main is BS...
Yeah for sure. Your body will maintain a steady load of amino acids constantly- this is the job of insulin. The main thing for me with "timing" though isn't about the "anabolic window" it's staying insulin sensitive and nutrient absorption. I linked some studies in my log about this, but essentially pulsing nutrients increases absorption- you get more out of it. Probably because of enzymes I suspect and the body can simply only absorb so much at once. This is why I started eating most of my protein in small amounts and then most of my calories in one go when I am most sensitive to insulin.
I guess that does beg the question though, what difference does it make compared to simply increasing protein and decreasing fats? Well, very little most likely. But from a psychological point of view, eating less calories overall with increase protein fucking sucks and makes me pretty damn miserable- so the meal timing is another way of achieving the same thing. There is also the issue of insulin sensitivity as well- for health and recovery you will want to be as insulin sensitive as possible and I personally do feel like I recover better eating most of my calories after training instead of before. From an evolutionist point of view it would make sense as well