Body Building: Steroids, Insulin Injections & Type-2 Diabetes
Many people think of bodybuilding as just trying to build the biggest muscles we can. And that’s not quite true.
Bodybuilding is about building one’s ideal physique. And, while that includes achieving bigger muscles, it also means achieving balance, symmetry and aesthetics.
But there are those who do try for building the biggest muscles they can, which there is nothing wrong with.
Unfortunately, many of them employ substances which, while helping to achieve their goals faster, and in some cases achieve more than they could naturally, also result in serious health conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes, something which is becoming more and more prevalent amongst bodybuilders today.
In this article we’re going to cover the use of steroids and insulin injections, why they're used, how they work, and how these significantly increase the risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes down the road.
We’ll also cover how to naturally build the physique you want, and how to maintain excellent health while doing so.
Here we go.
WHY BODYBUILDERS USE INSULIN INJECTIONS & WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO
More and more, bodybuilders are using insulin injections to help them grow larger muscles, faster.
And, while it does help to a degree, especially when used with anabolic steroids, its lasting effect is quite dangerous to their health.
So let’s take a look at the main hormones that help increase protein synthesis for muscle building, and what the affects of insulin injections are over time and why.
Insulin, growth hormone, and testosterone all play important roles in regulating protein synthesis in the body, but how they do this, and what their ultimate effects are, differ.
Insulin: Insulin is mainly responsible for regulating blood sugar levels and facilitating the uptake of glucose (sugar) into cells. The cells then mix this with oxygen to produce ATP, the energy form our cells use. Quite vital.
But as far as directly activating protein synthesis, it’s actually pretty limited.
One could say it helps protein synthesis in that it increases the availability of nutrients, such as amino acids and glucose, which are essential for protein synthesis, which is true.
But, while it’s essential for glucose uptake, growth hormone and testosterone are each much more effective when it comes to amino acid uptake.