tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448441443019467760.post3134498150686727695..comments2023-10-24T07:22:32.978-04:00Comments on Karate Conditioning: The Great Leucine ExperimentJoe Bernehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184260843542299066noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448441443019467760.post-86330360429939958082013-04-01T13:33:49.165-04:002013-04-01T13:33:49.165-04:00I'm considering adding leucine to my routine, ...I'm considering adding <a href="http://www.sportsciencenutrition.com/products/pr/" rel="nofollow">leucine</a> to my routine, so it was interesting to read this firsthand. Thanks for sharing<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848058713338596451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448441443019467760.post-5047968811042046662012-05-17T11:08:48.220-04:002012-05-17T11:08:48.220-04:00Super late response, but have you ever considered ...Super late response, but have you ever considered mixing the power with decaf coffee and Stevia extract?<br /><br />Stevia has helped a lot with my chocolate induced sugar spikes too.<br />Except I eat chocolate in the morning.<br /><br />Two othes I found helpful and not too sugar intense, <br />Water and a lil apple cider makes the taste linger less.<br />Shook up with a Tsp Greek Yoghurt n water.Twitoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384148854199055837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448441443019467760.post-19560892278628696602011-06-26T00:57:40.334-04:002011-06-26T00:57:40.334-04:00I throw in a fasted workout maybe once every two w...I throw in a fasted workout maybe once every two weeks. I usually don't plan it, sometimes I just might wake up at 6 am feeling fully rested and decide to hit the gym before work, and eat my big meal at lunch time. This is when I also use BCAAs. I like this kind of morning workout (as opposed to forcing myself to wake up early), but due to my schedule its the only way I could workout fasted.<br /><br />Lately i've been eating 3 times on workout days, with 2 light meals before working out and then 60 percent of daily cals 1-1.5 PWO. I follow leangains/paleo with p40/c40/f20 on WO days and less carbs on rest days (50-80 grams). I workout around 5-6 pm, so i eat between noon-8pm-ish. I was thinking moving into 2 meals on workout days, so the workout wouldn't actually be fasted as it would happen during my eating window, but I think having 5 hours without solid food instead of 2-3 hours would work better for workouts. Even though not fasted, it would still be somewhat "empty stomach training", so leucine would fit in there pre and post WO pretty nicely. I'm still thinking about peptopro, but might start with only leucine first, as the combo is THE protein supplement that I've seen work before. Might start with only leucine for a couple of weeks and see how it goes.<br /><br />I've been eating paleo about 10 months now. I lost about 20 pounds doing LC paleo and crossfit&heavy lifting, now I'm moving more into strength work/gymnastic training and only short metcons 1-2 week. I'm 170 lbs at 6foot1, estimated bf 13-16 %.Anttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380533060535267735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448441443019467760.post-77396184530712821822011-06-25T20:27:58.655-04:002011-06-25T20:27:58.655-04:00I like BCAA's (especially leucine) on an empty...I like BCAA's (especially leucine) on an empty stomach before a workout, I seem to experience less fatigue. As far as leucine for fat loss mid-fast it didn't do what I'd hoped - I think the protein synthesis signal doesn't do much because the process gets stopped by the lack of available amino acids. Maybe doing some bcaa's and a little protein, or an essential amino acid mix - maybe 20g - would do the trick. I haven't tried it. I do think 5g leucine pre-workout will make your workouts better, though I can't be sure it will build muscle. It's hard to verify this stuff when you experiment on just yourself (I find) because there are always so many variables! Anyway, thanks for the comment and keep me updated on your progress and experience with IF!Joe Bernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184260843542299066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448441443019467760.post-81802683864387395132011-06-25T15:19:28.117-04:002011-06-25T15:19:28.117-04:00Just hit your site after some googling, good work....Just hit your site after some googling, good work. How's the experiment going? I've been IF:ing for about 2 months now, and liking it. Before going paleo, I had good experience from leucine together with peptopro PWO, and lately I've been thinking about adding leucine into my immediate PWO nutrition (i eat big about an hour after lifting). I usually don't lift fasted (due to my work schedule), but i was still thinking about adding leucine 5g pre and 5g post working out. I'm very interested about hearing about how your experiment has worked out.<br /><br />-AnttiAnttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380533060535267735noreply@blogger.com