METFORMIN (Glucophage)
BENEFITS
Full muscles: Muscles will grow fuller when metformin is used with high carbohydrate diets.
Lack of fat storage: Metformin helps prevent fat from being deposited, so you get full benefits from carbohydrate heavy meals, without worrying to end up storing fat. This is why diabetics say they ‘lean out’ on this drug.
Insulin receptors: Metformin helps keep muscle cells sensitized for insulin that the body produces.
Appetite suppression: This drug will limit hunger, so it’s perfect for those doing a ketogenic diet. Furthermore, on re-feed days it makes a perfect addition to your carbohydrate heavy cheat day.
Pumps: Bodybuilders claim to get tremendous pumps when using metformin.
However, there are a fair amount of side effects you guys should be aware of.
SIDES
These are some of the common side effects I have come across from researching the drug.
Nausea, Vomiting, Gas, Bloating, Diarrhea, Appetite Suppression
Half Life
The half life is listed as 4-6 hours. However, there are slow releasing extended tabs available. Bodybuilders should stick to the faster acting version as mentioned above.
Dosing for Bodybuilders
Full muscles can be achieved if 500-1000 milligrams (mgs) are taken within 1 hour after a large carbohydrate meal. The more carbohydrates there are in the meal, the higher the dosage should be taken, never exceeding 1500 mgs at a time. Nevertheless, metformin can be taken with as many high carb meals as you wish.
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Metformin have place in bodybuilding?
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Re: Metformin have place in bodybuilding?
MONSTRO wrote: ↑Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:25 pm METFORMIN (Glucophage)
BENEFITS
Full muscles: Muscles will grow fuller when metformin is used with high carbohydrate diets.
Lack of fat storage: Metformin helps prevent fat from being deposited, so you get full benefits from carbohydrate heavy meals, without worrying to end up storing fat. This is why diabetics say they ‘lean out’ on this drug.
Insulin receptors: Metformin helps keep muscle cells sensitized for insulin that the body produces.
Appetite suppression: This drug will limit hunger, so it’s perfect for those doing a ketogenic diet. Furthermore, on re-feed days it makes a perfect addition to your carbohydrate heavy cheat day.
Pumps: Bodybuilders claim to get tremendous pumps when using metformin.
However, there are a fair amount of side effects you guys should be aware of.
SIDES
These are some of the common side effects I have come across from researching the drug.
Nausea, Vomiting, Gas, Bloating, Diarrhea, Appetite Suppression
Half Life
The half life is listed as 4-6 hours. However, there are slow releasing extended tabs available. Bodybuilders should stick to the faster acting version as mentioned above.
Dosing for Bodybuilders
Full muscles can be achieved if 500-1000 milligrams (mgs) are taken within 1 hour after a large carbohydrate meal. The more carbohydrates there are in the meal, the higher the dosage should be taken, never exceeding 1500 mgs at a time. Nevertheless, metformin can be taken with as many high carb meals as you wish.
If metformin lowers the igf level, could it be still used in bulking/building muscle cycle? To fix insulin sensitivity? Lets say, to take 1000mg once every two weeks? What is your opinion on that?
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Re: Metformin have place in bodybuilding?
If metformin lowers the igf level, could it be still used in bulking/building muscle cycle? To fix insulin sensitivity? Lets say, to take 1000mg once every two weeks? What is your opinion on that?
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Re: Metformin have place in bodybuilding?
I hate anything that lowers IGF , because IGF is so expensive and is the way to grow and to create IGF you need high dosage hgh + slin and this is very expensive .