Prediabetes How to gain weight and build muscle with prediabetes

helensaramay said:

Whilst people with type 1 could experience insulin resistance, I would expect this to be rare for someone with type 1 doing regular exercise.
Type 1 is an auto immune condition not related to insulin resistance.
As for the amount of insulin they take, I do not understand why that is relevant. There are multiple things which dictate insulin doses such as food eaten, weight, stress, illness, exercise and more.

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Mbaker said:

Hi @jefff if your kidneys are ok then metformin is an option, but it can also interfere be responsible for up to 30% of Type 2's having vitamin B12 deficiency. I was automatically put on this drug, and took myself off. My method raises as I said IGF-1 which in the wrong context (high circulating insulin for long periods of time, with high blood sugars) is a breeding ground to accelerate cancerous growths on the wrong hand, and conversely great for muscle growth. Please reduce your glucose spikes.

I have just used my method to allow me to respond to you, as I said I would not reply unless I increased my deadlift 1 rep max from 180 kg to 195kg - so I did, with good form (so I have to thank you for helping me get within 5kg of my goal, which is part of a bigger target). This is my main weapon and the pillar of my method i.e. mental belief and strength, combined with visualisation and physical preparation. So simplistically I focus on power lifting:

1. Bar Bell Bench Press
2. Bar Bell Deadlift
3. Bar Bell Squat

I have been doing this seriously for less than a year, as it was said that this is dangerous for Type 2's with high blood pressure - mine has gone down from 140 / 78 to 120 / 72 (but I do walk as well and suggest testing) I have focused on technique and consistency. When I train, I concentrate on time under tension with the minimal amount of recovery time. I will drop down the weight to around 40% more than body weight for the deadlift and squat and do 20 continuous reps, so cyclic style training. Sometimes I do 3 x 10, others 5 x 5. This concentrates on strength, but you can adjust this to muscle building by hitting hypotrophy; I would suggest about 60% of your one rep max, and stopping the exercise 1, rep before fatigue on 2 separate training days 3 days apart. In between if you are motivated either do machine based exercises, body weight, walking or a couple of circuits.

Before I get into the routine, I do around 10 minutes of Karate basic technique punches and kicks, getting progressively harder. I used to do the stair climber. Warm up is important for minimising injury, I also use this time to build aggression and get in the zone (this is just my personal thing, due to my internal competitiveness).

You will need to fuel with quality protein such as beef, no need for any of the traditional body building pre-post stuff, just real food, clean hydration, stretching and quality sleep. It is important to allow tendons to adjust, the meat bias improves strength exponentially. I am doing LCHP mainly and flirt with LCHF and carnivore.

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Mbaker said:

As exercise is great for reducing insulin resistance I would give it some time to see what the longer term results are in terms of peaks and fbg.

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