Genesis Zone

Some people seem unsure of which forms of carbohydrates are best for replenishing muscle glycogen stores, well most fruits aren't very good at replenishing muscle glycogen stores because fructose is only capable of replenishing liver glycogen stores. Sugar (sucrose or HFCS) isn't very good either because it's 50% fructose. Only glucose can replenish muscle glycogen stores. Glucose = Can replenish muscle and liver glycogen stores Fructose = Can only replenish liver glycogen stores Galactose = Can only replenish liver glycogen stores Sucrose (and HFCS) = Half glucose, half fructose Lactose = Half glucose, half galactose Starch (complex carbohydrates) = Glucose Fructose and galactose can't directly replenish muscle glycogen stores although they can do so indirectly via dynamic equilibrium (they're converted into glycogen/glucose in the liver and then released into the blood stream where they can be absorbed by your muscles) although this process ...

Nutrient timing, something that's begun to recently bug me because it's getting way more attention  then it deserves. People think that manipulating GH, insulin, glucagon etc with meal timing will  have an effect on overall body composition. It's really just a silly idea people get when they think  they know what they're talking about but really don't. As they say, a little bit of knowledge can be  dangerous. The overall difference on meal timing has little effect compared to total intake, now  there are some cases where it can be beneficial to include meals, but again without total daily intake  being correctly met, this will mean fuck all. For example, evening, pre workout, intra and post workout.Evening time protein intake is important for supporting muscle retention, growth hormone, testosterone and it stimulates protein synthesis thus improving whole body protein balance during a post exercise overnight recovery. At the end of the day it...

Why do I dislike fruit and vegetables? Its because they're nowhere near as important as most people  seem to think. Assuming you're taking a vitamin c supplement (which I recommend) you can cut  them out of your diet completely without causing any harm whatsoever, assuming of course you're  obtaining the vitamins/minerals usually found in vegetables from other food sources instead (which  isn't hard to do). Overall fruit can cause too many problems, a better explanation would be that  excess fructose is converted into triglyceride’s (fat), which are then attached to LDL particles so  that they can be shipped out of your liver. This is why excess fructose consumption increases your  triglyceride’s and LDL cholesterol. It's important to remember that sucrose is half fructose and half  glucose, HFCS also contains fructose. Other issues that can arise are raising liver glycogen levels  too high and having no effect on suppressing appetite. Fruits...

Carbohydrate intake is the simplest to identify, you simply take the remainder of your calories and  divide it by 4 to see how many grams you have left to play with. If you feel this does not meet your  requirements for your activity level, lower the fat intake and raise the carbohydrate intake until  you've adjusted to a number your comfortable with, remember to not go below 50 grams of fat at  any period of dieting.  Whether you get your calories from carbohydrate or fat makes zero difference in terms of body  composition, assuming of course equal calorie intake and no deficiencies. www.genesis-ugl.com www.genesis-board.com

Fat intake, first off I will provide a minimum, I don't care how you arrange your carbohydrates to  proteins to whatever, but do not go below 50 grams of fat a day, this would be extremely unhealthy  and detrimental to your hormones. I prefer a minimum of 0.4 grams per lb of bodyweight, you can  go higher then this if you wish, a bonus to hitting these numbers with protein and fat is that  depending on your caloric intake goal, it stops your carbohydrates from hitting excessive numbers,  win win. Saturated/Mono fat isn't the enemy, Polyunsaturated is, keeping your poly fat intake to a  minimum is most impo rtant aspect of fat intake. www.genesis-ugl.com www.genesis-board.com

T h e ideal number for protein intake is 0.82g per lb of bodyweight, BUT before you go rushing  off with your calculators, hear me out. This is the highest recorded amount will benefits were still  provided, as far as intake goes when compared within a study of different ranges, there was small  benefits going over 0.64g per lb of bodyweight, namely nitrogen balance . By playing it safe with  the higher option, we can assure that if the rest of the diet and training is in check, during a cut their  will be minimal muscle loss and during a bulk this gives us additional room for carbohydrates and  fats. For those who use steroids, this is different, this number goes up to 1.5g per lb of bodyweight  due to protein synthesis, but this needs to be explained completely separately to avoid confusion.  So, my recommendation for protein intake, is to hit at least a minimum of 0.75g per lb of  bodyweight using direct protein sources, this is not includ...

Here I will include my post on DHA, EPA and AA which I'm hoping many of you have read and  understand, It doesn't get repeated often enough and I'm so frequently responding with this to  questions relating to fish etc, I have added slight parts to the previous to help fill some possibly void  gaps. The essential fats are AA and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), the best source of DHA is fish but the problem with fish is that it contains far too much EPA and the EPA requirement is nil. EPA reduces androgen receptor density and also reduces the binding affinity of androgens to the androgen receptors that are present. Your testosterone levels will appear normal if you get a blood test but what a blood test doesn't show is that the testosterone in your blood won't be able to do its job properly because there won't be enough androgen receptors for it to bind to and even the androgen receptors that are present won't bind very well with testosterone. ...

Random question I've received on steroids, the questions simplified, are steroids safe, how can you  tell visually if somebody is using steroids, can you hide it and when is the earliest you can use it? Injectable steroids are very safe, the side effects are exaggerated, oral steroids damage the liver and should be avoided. I don't go out of my way to recommend steroids although I'm willing to help someone if they decided they wanted to take steroids. The traps, neck and delts have a naturally high density of andogen receptors, they blow up the most when someone starts taking steroids. The calves have a very low androgen receptor density, this is why steroids don't help very much with calf growth. If you see someone with an usually thick neck, big traps and round delts you're most likely looking at a steroid user. A steroid using man vs a natural man is basically the same as a man vs a woman, the visual difference can be that dramatic. A sexual ...

Random question I've received on gear, the question simplified, is do steroids only cause temporary  gains? Well, the answer is yes and no. If you pass your genetic limit for muscle, some of what you gain will be temporary once cycled off, however, it is possible to keep everything up to the point of the genetic limit providing your training and diet is on point. Where I answered no, they are not temporary is a little harder to explain. You see steroids increase satellite cell proliferation, as does training. Satellite cells donate nuclei to muscle cells which allows them to grow/hypertrophy. During de-training the number of nuclei doesn't decrease, this means that when you start training again you'll grow much faster than you did the first time because you don't have to wait for satellite cells to donate nuclei, the nuclei are already present. Steroids will help you reach your genetic limit faster than usual, this is why beginner cy...

Random question I've received on GI, the question simplified, does the glycemic index make any  difference on body composition or health?  Glycemic index really doesn't make much of a difference to your physique whether you eat low or high GI carbs but this doesn't mean you should throw all caution to the wind, low GI carbs are much better for your health because they don't raise/spike your blood glucose levels as high. Glucose is an extremely destructive molecule, this is why your body keeps your blood glucose levels within a very narrow range, when your blood glucose levels are too high it damages almost every tissue in your body (especially your eyes, there's a very good reason why almost every type 2 diabetic on the planet wears glasses or contact lenses). So although GI makes very little difference in terms of your physique this doesn't mean that you shouldn't care about GI at all, low GI carbs are much healthier. www.genesi...

Random question I've received on muscle density, the question simplified, does low rep training increase muscle density?  This is called myogenic tone, think of when you flex your muscles they feel tenser and harder. Myogenic tone is how tensed/hard your muscles feel when you're not flexing. Yes it's true that low rep training increases myogenic tone, however higher rep training increases your 24/7 pumped look more than low rep training and you will appear bigger overall. If your lean enough, the muscle density won't make a difference. www.genesis-board.com www.genesis-ugl.com

Random question I've received on drinks, the question simplified, Is drinking soft drinks (like diet  coke) okay, along with tea or coffee?  I don't actually recommend soft drinks like diet coke, Too much phosphorus in soft drinks and not enough calcium/magnesium/potassium. Tea contains too much flouride, which can cause problems such as a reduced thyroid and coffee can cause issues, caffeine isn't harmless as people believe but it's not detrimental either. If you having a drink and want it sweetened, I would recommend Stevia, it causes less problems then other sweeteners, I would feed aspartme to my dog. A drink I would recommend, although not amazingly beneficial due to caloric intake etc is orange juice, but this should be drunk with a straw to avoid vitamin C coming into contact with your teeth, Vitamin C is not good for your teeth and I have no idea why they make vitamin C chewables for people especially children, argh. Sayi...

Random question I've received on Hydrogen Peroxide, the question simplified, why do you use it as  a mouthwash, how can it help you if your sick and why do you avoid chemicals?  Well, HP is H2O2 while water is H20, so water has 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom, HP has 2 hydrogen atoms and 2 oxygen atoms. So basically HP is simply water with twice as much oxygen as usual. HP is unstable and naturally wants to shed the extra oxygen molecule. Oxygen is a bleach, in fact all bleaches are oxidizing agents, this is how HP bleaches your hair/teeth (the oxygen removes colour/stains, other bleaches (for example cleaning/clothes bleach) might use a different ingredient instead of HP but they work the same way, an oxidizing agent causes the bleaching. Oxygen is also very good at killing bacteria, so too is UV light. Have you ever wondered by running water stays fresh and safe to drink but still water goes yucky? It's the oxygen, running water is c...

Random question I've received on CBL diet, the question can't really be simplified, the quoted a section to be and asked my thoughts, I am going to quote this section here for those who do not own the book as it won't be clear what I'm answering. So, the quoted section is -- "What makes caffeine integral to Carb Back-Loading is the ability to cause transient insulin insensitivity. Not only does insulin interfere with the actions of caffeine, but caffeine interferes with insulin's function as well, by decreasing insulin mediated tGLUT response. With caffeine, it's possible to both amplify Carb Back-Loading when training at the perfect time, but also to modify insulin sensitivity to accommodate training at non-ideal times, such as in first thing in the morning. People are the most sensitive to insulin in the morning, and most apt to store excess carbs as fat — caffeine changes that. Cells can no longer clear glucose as rapidly, so the extende...

Random question I've received on eggs, the question simplified, are raw or cooked eggs better? Depends what you mean by better. The protein is easier to digest when cooked but the fats are damaged when cooked. The fats are still usable by the body, they're simply oxidized to a small extent. Eating raw egg whites reduces biotin absorption but there's quite a lot of biotin in the yolks so as long as you eat the yolks with the whites you'll still be absorbing at least some of the biotin. I personally feel that the best results are achieved by lightly cooking the eggs, I favour lightly frying them in Coconut Oil or lightly boiling them and mashing in the yolks into my rice. www.genesis-board.com www.genesis-ugl.com

Random question I've received on push ups, the question simplified, are push ups better then the  bench press?  Weighted push-ups are a suitable alternative, in fact I believe weighted push-ups are actually better than bench press due to the fact that push-ups are a closed chain exercise while bench press is an open chain exercise. The comparison between push-ups and bench press is basically the same as the comparison between pull-ups (closed chain) and lat pull downs (open chain). Where the problem lies is that push ups can be hard to add weight to over time, one way around this is to alter the repetition range used for the push ups, this shouldn't cause many issues as it's only one exercise but non the less, if your able to increase the weight within a more efficient hypertrophy range then this would be ideal, once you can't do it within this range unless you actually include them both together, the bench press will take over.

Random question I've received on Anti E's, should I take an Anti E? Moststeroid users within the group would or at least should know how Anti E's work and yes they taking letro without steroids will increase testosterone and reduce estrogen, many people take letrozole by itself, it gives a natural lifter a slight advantage. For a dosage, I would recommend half a tablet, approximately 1.25mg per week, any more then this for a natural and you could begin to run into problems such as sex drive etc.  Now I don't directly recommend women take an Anti E, If a woman takes letrozole she will lose a lot of water weight because estrogen promotes water retention. Her fat storage profile will also change, however it won't necessarily be for the better, she'll lose fat from her face, breasts, thighs, ass etc and start shifting toward a make fat distribution, i.e more fat around the midsection.

Random question I've received on creatine, does creatine reduce myostatin? If so is it significant  enough to be worth it and why does it make my muscles feel softer?  The only real ways to inhibit/reduce myostatin enough to produce a pronounced effect are genetic engineering and/or drugs, chronic resistance training decreases myostatin levels and increases GASP-1 (myostatin binding protein) levels, nutrition has minimal differences on this. The more creatine (and glycogen) you store in the muscle the softer they will feel, this is due to the water storage component of creatine and glycogen. Reducing your overall volume will make your muscles harder because you won't store as much glycogen, however this will make your muscles appear smaller overall. Bodyfat levels also come into play here, as having a higher bodyfat level would make it even further feel softer.

Random question I've received on Vegetarianism, are we biologically designed to be Vegetarians? The idea of us being designed as vegetarians is a load of nonsense, without animal food sources we'd die, it's impossible to get vitamin B12 from plant sources, our ancestors would have all died out if they didn't eat animals. Some examples to illustrate the point: - Iron is better absorbed from animal foods - Vitamin A from animal foods is better absorbed and much more potent on a weight for weight basis - Vitamin K from animal foods is better absorbed and much more potent on a weight for weight basis - Vitamin B12 can only be obtained form animal foods, without animal foods our ancestors wouldhave died - Protein from animal foods is much higher quality than protein from plant foods - Long chain polyunsaturated essential fats (DHA, AA) are easily obtained from animal foods and seafood - The short chain polyunsaturated essential fats (LA,...

Product Breakdown - Genesis UK - Clomid   Clomid / Clomifene Citrate  50 X 20mg Tablets Active Half Time 6 Days MG of Product 20mg Average Dosage 50mg Daily Amount of Tablet 50 Tablets --- Clomid (Clomiphene Citrate) TLDR Clomid was one of the original drugs used in post-cycle-therapy to stave off gynocomastia and raise the body’s natural testosterone levels. It is not an anabolic steroid, but a prescription drug generally prescribed to women as a fertility aid. This is due to the fact that clomiphene citrate shows a pronounced ability to stimulate ovulation. This is accomplished by blocking/minimizing the effects of estrogen in the body. To be more specific Clomid is chemically a synthetic estrogen with both agonist/antagonist properties. In certain target tissues it can block the ability of estrogen to bind with its corresponding receptor. Its clinical use is therefore to oppose the negative feedback of estrogens on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, whi...