Layne Norton

[Del Toro]

I always get tripped up if i mess with sodium. I plan on getting lean enough this year and changing almost nothing to "peak"

[str8flexed]

messing with sodium is one of the fastest ways to mess up your peak. Just consume your normal sodium level

[gun master]

messing with sodium is one of the fastest ways to mess up your peak. Just consume your normal sodium level

ok ill just keep it where its at, thanks for the help!

[Norway Power]

Layne, why is contest prep so taxing mentaly? I was talking to a few people at the gym and the just dont understand what we do. I have been dieting for sometime now and am 4 weeks out from my show. They keept saying shit like "why is you energy so low", "Why do you feel like shit". What they were saying was more like you get to eat 5-7 times a day, you look good, why are you so out of it.

If any of this makes sence then please help. I just tried to tell them that is may sound all good and the perks of dieting may be great but until you personaly have dieted down for 16 weeks with calorie restricted, carbs being low, and the same food everyday then you will never understand. I dont want you to think that Im complaining because Im not lol.

[str8flexed]

honestly there is no way to make them understand. If you've never done a contest prep you just can't explain it to someone. I know what it feels like to feel like death and feel like you can hardly move but needing to summon up the will to go to the gym and get intense. It's killer

[NoBeer]

Hey Layne,

Just clicked on the link to order Unleashed of your BioLayne website. It says that it's sold out on the Scivation website.

Any idea when/if it will be back in stock?

Btw, hope your upcoming shows go great. will be watching via webcast (will actually be the first bodybuilding show I've ever watched fully)

[spiderman405]

creatin and glutamine timing

Layne as far as using creatine and glutamine together when is the best time to take them. Ive read that glutamine must be taken on an empty stomach and to never take it with creatine because they compete for absorbtion. Is this true.

what would be a good protocol if i am taking both creatine and glutamine throughout the dAy?

thanks

[Del Toro]

Layne as far as using creatine and glutamine together when is the best time to take them. Ive read that glutamine must be taken on an empty stomach and to never take it with creatine because they compete for absorbtion. Is this true.

what would be a good protocol if i am taking both creatine and glutamine throughout the dAy?

thanks

I didnt know that they competed for absorption. That would be something to look into.

[str8flexed]

I didnt know that they competed for absorption. That would be something to look into.

they do NOT compete for absorption. Creatine has a creatine transporter in the intestine and Glutamine uses a transporter called System Nm. The only commonality between them is they are both sodium dependant. My guess is some idiot with limited understanding of physiology saw they were both sodium dependant and figured they used the same transporter, which is retarded since there are hundreds of sodium dependent transporters.

They DO NOT compete

[Del Toro]

they do NOT compete for absorption. Creatine has a creatine transporter in the intestine and Glutamine uses a transporter called System Nm. The only commonality between them is they are both sodium dependant. My guess is some idiot with limited understanding of physiology saw they were both sodium dependant and figured they used the same transporter, which is retarded since there are hundreds of sodium dependent transporters.

They DO NOT compete

Cool so I will keep doing what i been doin.

One of my professors says that if you are buying creatine as a supplement you are basically wasteing your money because if you eat red meat that is probably all the creatine that your body can use. Is this true? Not sure if the research he referenced was done on hardcore lifters tho.

[str8flexed]

Cool so I will keep doing what i been doin.

One of my professors says that if you are buying creatine as a supplement you are basically wasteing your money because if you eat red meat that is probably all the creatine that your body can use. Is this true? Not sure if the research he referenced was done on hardcore lifters tho.

well if you want to eat 2-3 lbs of red meat per day then sure

[Del Toro]

I see. It would be easier to supplement it.

[spiderman405]

they do NOT compete for absorption. Creatine has a creatine transporter in the intestine and Glutamine uses a transporter called System Nm. The only commonality between them is they are both sodium dependant. My guess is some idiot with limited understanding of physiology saw they were both sodium dependant and figured they used the same transporter, which is retarded since there are hundreds of sodium dependent transporters.

They DO NOT compete

OK thanks. what about all this about YOU MUST take glutamine on an empty stomach? Is this BS also? or can you take it with food and its just as effective?

[str8flexed]

well considering it's not effective at building muscle, i'm not sure why you are taking it

[spiderman405]

well considering it's not effective at building muscle, i'm not sure why you are taking it

Well whenever i have taken it at around 10 grams per day I have noticed nice muscle gains from it. The results are sort of the same as when i take creatine. I have been bodybuilding for 24 years now, so im no newbie. I also do alot of research. i was just asking because of your science background. I have read alot of opposite views arguing both sides. I just wanted to see what your research has told you.

actually i have always gained muscle pretty easily, good genetics, so maybe it really doesnt do anything. i dont know. i usually just eat food and dont take alot of supplements and i have great results.

but i have noticed in the past whenever i would take glutamine that i would notice a for sure noticable gain in muscle and fullness. That is a definite.