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Carbs Spike Your Insulin (But That's IDEAL for Muscle Growth) | Ep 437
Do carbs make you fat?
Are spikes in blood sugar and insulin a problem for health or weight loss?
Maybe you've been cutting carbs or tried keto or carnivore, yet your strength training progress has stalled, your recovery feels sluggish, and you're still not seeing the body composition results you want.
The problem isn't your discipline. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of what insulin actually does (especially if you lift weights).
Insulin is not a "fat-storage hormone" but a nutrient-partitioning hormone whose effects depend entirely on context: your training status, muscle mass, and…
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