Eating 20 grams of protein 45 minutes before exercise increases amino acid
uptake by the muscles to an equal extent as eating protein immediately after exercise.
«Even at shorter durations, cold exposure with shivering could increase adiponectin levels and glucose
uptake by muscle tissue,» says Ferriss.
Whey is the most rapidly absorbed protein so
uptake by the muscles after is fast and it doesn't sit in your stomach if you have it before exercise.
Eating simple carbohydrates after a workout promotes both the growth and the nutrient
uptake by the muscle.
According to one hypothesis, creatine stimulates oxygen
uptake by muscles and can thus enhance muscle fiber contraction [3].
[10] In vitro, lipoic acid was found to stimulate glucose
uptake by muscle cells in a manner similar to insulin.
Exercise increases insulin sensitivity and, if it's intense enough, can even activate something called non-insulin dependent glucose uptake, which is a method for increased glucose
uptake by the muscles without using insulin at all.
The ample supply of amino acids and carbohydrates — to volumize the muscle cells and increase protein
uptake by the muscles — prior and during the feeder workout is of prime importance.
Also, while insulin stimulates glucose
uptake by our muscles, they have other glucose receptors that do not require insulin to work.
[31][32] Cortisol decreases amino acid
uptake by muscle, and inhibits protein synthesis.
Not exact matches
It is thought that this is because polyunsaturated fats promote
uptake of glucose
by the insulin receptors in the
muscles.
Alanine aminotransferase independently predicted
muscle glucose
uptake measured
by hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp in females only, whereas in males, fasting insulin and leptin were stronger predictors of insulin resistance.
Akt also regulates GSK - 3, which is involving regulating glycogen synthesis and AS160, which is an important player in regulating glucose
uptake by the liver and
muscle, and other tissues.
On the other hand, the mechanical stress of weight training causes an increase in amino acid
uptake, so
by supplying the
muscles with amino acids before the training session as well, you can increase the availability of these amino acids for
uptake during the workout and boost your results even more.
The creatine
uptake into the
muscles can be improved
by increased carbohydrate intake, and it's recommended to consume this supplement with fruit juice.
Namely, C3G has a potent ability to increase glucose and lipid
uptake specifically in
muscle cells, while also reducing body fat storage
by simultaneously raising adipokinectin levels and decreasing leptin levels.
Eating fiber improves anabolism
by improving the
uptake of amino acids and carbs into the skeletal
muscle.
Furthermore, leucine is able to speed up
muscle recovery
by increasing glucose
uptake and enabling your body to replenish its glycogen stores right after you've dropped the last weight.
Lower insulin levels at rest will enable you to burn more fat, while elevated levels during the workout will enhance
muscle growth
by promoting rapid
uptake of amino acids and glycogen into the
muscle cells.
Testosterone stimulates cellular amino acid
uptake and protein synthesis in
muscles by interacting with the DNA, as well as increasing
muscle fiber site neurotransmitters.
Akt stimulates glucose
uptake, glycogen synthesis, and protein synthesis via Akt / mTOR and Akt / GSK -3 β signaling networks and inhibits apoptosis and protein degradation in skeletal
muscle by inactivating FoxO transcription factors leading to increased lean mass.
Lifting heavy things, particularly with great intensity, improves insulin sensitivity
by an interesting mechanism: non-insulin dependent glucose
uptake happens immediately after the workout, which allows your
muscles to replenish glycogen without insulin.
This hormone inhibits the
uptake of glucose
by muscle and other cells and promotes the breakdown of glycogen in the liver in order to release glucose into the blood.
The reason why this test is so valuable for measuring insulin sensitivity is because it measures the ability of your
muscle and liver to
uptake glucose from your blood when challenged
by a food or drink containing glucose.
The IGF standardize the amount of
muscle mass growth
by refining protein synthesis, easing glucose
uptake, partitioning the acceptance of amino acids (the building blocks of protein) into skeletal
muscles and once again, triggers satellite cells to propagate
muscle growth.
Similar to exercise, green tea significantly reduces glucose
uptake by fat tissue, and significantly stimulates glucose
uptake in
muscle [3].
Here's why:
Muscle tissue glucose uptake is stimulated by insulin, which triggers the migration of glucose and amino acids to muscle
Muscle tissue glucose
uptake is stimulated
by insulin, which triggers the migration of glucose and amino acids to
muscle muscle cells.
There is a belief that the extra energy provided
by CR use and the
uptake of water
by the
muscles will promote
muscle growth and provide energy to the body.
Among other things, cortisol inhibits the
uptake of amino acids into the
muscle cells, and also inhibits insulin from shuttling glucose into cells
by decreasing the translocation of glucose transporters to the cell surface.
How to enhance the effect of creatine It was back in 1996 that researchers discovered that a good dose of glucose boosts creatine
uptake in
muscle cells
by sixty percent.
Protein combined with carbohydrate stimulates a greater release of insulin, which promotes faster
uptake of glucose
by the
muscle cells and faster glycogen storage.
These are adipose tissue hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) which is responsible for the release of fat from your fat cells, and
muscle tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL) which is responsible for the
uptake of fat
by your
muscle cells where it is used for energy.
Stimulating insulin release
by consuming high amounts of sugar has been shown to enhance the transport and
uptake of of creatine into the
muscle tissue.
RESULTS: In L6
muscle cells, short - term incubations (2 - 12 h) with 10 -LRB--3) m alpha - lipoic acid increased glucose
uptake by 40 - 80 %, approximately the same extent as 10 -LRB--6) m insulin.
METHODS: Glucose
uptake was measured in L6
muscle cells using the non-metabolized glucose analogue 2 - deoxy - d - glucose (2DG), and in isolated
muscles by glucose disappearance from the incubation medium.
CONCLUSION: The results suggest that alpha - lipoic acid can increase glucose
uptake by a range of normal
muscle types and improve the response to insulin
by insulin - resistant skeletal
muscles of ob / ob mice.
This study has examined the effect of alpha - lipoic acid on glucose
uptake by cultured L6
muscle cells and different types of skeletal
muscles in normal lean (+ / +) and severely insulin - resistant, obese - diabetic (ob / ob) mice.
Effects of Alpha - lipoic Acid on Microcirculation in Patients with Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy Diabetes Obes Metab 2002 (Jan); 4 (1): 29 — 35 The results suggest that alpha - lipoic acid can increase glucose
uptake by a range of normal
muscle types and improve the response to insulin
by insulin - resistant skeletal
muscles of ob / ob mice.
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Such a negative effect, however, seems to be somewhat mitigated
by post-RE feeding, which has been shown to increase
muscle AR content, resulting in increased testosterone tissue
uptake and enhanced luteinizing hormone (LH)- which also has been shown to elevate testosterone levels - release via feedback mechanisms.1 These observations provide a possible mechanism for increased protein synthesis following post-RE food intake.
ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (
muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (
muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced
by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain
uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound
by protein measured
by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)