Why spike insulin after workout

But Rob Allow me to formally introduce you to catecholamines. Catecholamines are hormones that are produced by the adrenal glands. When that happens, our body dumps these hormones into our system and they trump our insulin command. The games has changed. We now have a completely difference coach. Catecholamines are at the helm calling the shots, regulating our energy influx and outflux with extreme precision.

In fact, carbing up an hour before a workout has been shown to reduce liver glucose output and fat oxidation 2 3. Allow me to formally introduce you to Lipoprotein Lipoase. Simultaneously, during all this good stuff, during this exercise our body starts to shift a little enzyme called Lipoprotein Lipase LPL. These little fellas are the gatekeeper for fat accumulation. So, intense exercise shifts LPL activity from fat cells to muscles cells. In other words, our muscles become primed to burn fat.

We burn carbs. But, as you can probably imagine, shifting this fat crushing enzyme to our muscles and away from our fat makes a big difference when it comes to helping us get shredded.

Well then After finishing that intense, fat-blasting workout what's the first thing you reach for to replenish your body? Branched-chained amino acids help stimulate the building of protein in muscle. While none of those options are wrong — and research done by the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition says you should be taking most, if not all of them — one trick that may help optimize gains is to simply scarf down some gummy bears post-workout.

Now, before you discredit this idea as some 'broscience' fitness fad, listen to what happens to your body during a workout. The suggestion might not sound that far-fetched. When you exercise, your body is fueled by glycogen — the storage form of glucose — to give us the energy we need to push through those final reps. Related Articles. Thank you for signing up. Your information has been successfully processed! I want content for Muscle and Fitness Promotions.

Muscle and Fitness Hers Promotions. Follow us Facebook Twitter Youtube Pinterest. More news. Read article. One thing we hear about from supplement companies and people at the gym is the ratio of carbohydrates to protein you need to take after a workout. As a fan of paleo eating I always found this point to be a curious one. Did primitive man get just the right balance of carbs to protein after a hunt , which was his workout? Probably not. So why would we have evolved in a way that building optimal muscle and strength is dependent on a big insulin boost while we consume protein?

A study published by Nutrition and Metabolism casts doubt on this hypothesis being important at all. The study looked at older men specifically. Why older men?