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<blockquote data-quote="Joe C" data-source="post: 2190683" data-attributes="member: 518080"><p>Yes, you can engage in bodybuilding with T1D. I am a T1D bodybuilder. I also do high intensity interval training (HIIT) classes.</p><p></p><p>You should not embark upon an intensive fitness regime until you have adjusted to living with T1D. This is because bodybuilding requires a lot of attention to diet and various metrics that you shouldn't be fiddling with until you know how to handle T1D. If you're serious about bodybuilding you have to understand it's not some side thing you do: it becomes a major part of your life, hence my point that you don't want to try and juggle too much at once. You're going to have to live with T1D forever, so get used to that reality first, then introduce some other major life impacting thing like bodybuilding later. </p><p></p><p>Once you feel satistied with your knowledge of T1D, then you may embark upon a strength training regime. Before you can have six pack abs you need to bulk up and gain muscle. You need to eat. A lot. All of the time. You need a caloric surplus. This is where knowledge of T1D and how to appropriately respond to food (e.g. carb counting) comes into play. I had a 1150 calorie protein/mass gainer shake after a workout the other day (currently bulking); 25 units of insulin delievered in two separate doses successully stopped that from going too high or too low. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully that illustrates why it's improtant to have a strong grasp on insulin dosing before starting body building, because the biggest element in bodybuilding is in fact the food you eat, and when you're a diabetic, the food you eat impacts your glucose levels. Working out is the easy part. You can of course still weight train without bulking but that is not bodybuilding: you will not change your body shape through weight lifting that isn't accompanied by a caloric surplus.</p><p></p><p>You mention six-pack abs. Once you're satisfied with the gains you made through bulking then you move onto cutting, where you "cut out" the excess fat while retaining lean muscle. You still lift but you do more cardio, or like me you can do a HIIT class if that interests you. As a T1D switching from bulking to cutting involves reviewing your diet again, carb to insulin ratio, etc.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of how intense you train, for anyone with T1D the number one work out rule that can never be breached is you always have to be aware of your glucose levels immediately before and immediately after a workout. A CGM is your best friend in that regard.</p><p></p><p>If you have any questions let me know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joe C, post: 2190683, member: 518080"] Yes, you can engage in bodybuilding with T1D. I am a T1D bodybuilder. I also do high intensity interval training (HIIT) classes. You should not embark upon an intensive fitness regime until you have adjusted to living with T1D. This is because bodybuilding requires a lot of attention to diet and various metrics that you shouldn't be fiddling with until you know how to handle T1D. If you're serious about bodybuilding you have to understand it's not some side thing you do: it becomes a major part of your life, hence my point that you don't want to try and juggle too much at once. You're going to have to live with T1D forever, so get used to that reality first, then introduce some other major life impacting thing like bodybuilding later. Once you feel satistied with your knowledge of T1D, then you may embark upon a strength training regime. Before you can have six pack abs you need to bulk up and gain muscle. You need to eat. A lot. All of the time. You need a caloric surplus. This is where knowledge of T1D and how to appropriately respond to food (e.g. carb counting) comes into play. I had a 1150 calorie protein/mass gainer shake after a workout the other day (currently bulking); 25 units of insulin delievered in two separate doses successully stopped that from going too high or too low. Hopefully that illustrates why it's improtant to have a strong grasp on insulin dosing before starting body building, because the biggest element in bodybuilding is in fact the food you eat, and when you're a diabetic, the food you eat impacts your glucose levels. Working out is the easy part. You can of course still weight train without bulking but that is not bodybuilding: you will not change your body shape through weight lifting that isn't accompanied by a caloric surplus. You mention six-pack abs. Once you're satisfied with the gains you made through bulking then you move onto cutting, where you "cut out" the excess fat while retaining lean muscle. You still lift but you do more cardio, or like me you can do a HIIT class if that interests you. As a T1D switching from bulking to cutting involves reviewing your diet again, carb to insulin ratio, etc. Regardless of how intense you train, for anyone with T1D the number one work out rule that can never be breached is you always have to be aware of your glucose levels immediately before and immediately after a workout. A CGM is your best friend in that regard. If you have any questions let me know. [/QUOTE]
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