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High Insulin Level
Post-workout is the one exception where the body can utilize high insulin levels.

• Why?
  Body is depleted of essential nutrients and left in catabolic state. (Muscle wasting)
  
• Goal
  Maximize as many anabolic pathways as possible. Insulin plays a major role in muscle protein synthesis.

Maximum Recovery Diet
Food intake immediately following weight training should amplify the level of insulin and extend its time in the blood to help drive more muscle-building nutrients into targeted muscle cells.

• Up-Regulate
  Specifically focus on increasing
  • protein intake
  • creatine
  • glycogen-stimulating glucose
• Post Workout Stack
  Small amount of carbs stacked with insulinogenic (insulin-producing) amino acids
  • L-arginine
  • Glutamine
  Glucose-disposal agents
  • Alpha-lipoic acid
  • Taurine
  • d-Pinitol