Step 2. Prime muscle anabolism: The Bracketing Method
Switch your muscles into anabolic-mode by “bracketing” your workouts with VP2 Whey Isolate and DGC and Micronized Creatine. The Bracketing Method involves taking one serving of VP2 Whey Isolate mixed with DGC and Micronized Creatine in 400-600ml of ice-cold 
water just before and immediately after every Max-OT weight training workout. This simple but incredibly effective strategy ensures that muscles receive an abundance of protein synthesis-stimulating amino acids and insulin-spiking carbohydrates at precisely the right time.
Studies have shown that this nutrient timing effect with amino acids and carbohydrates more than triples the anabolic stimulus of weight training! [1] Others studies confirm that the presence of protein (essential amino acids)and glucose boost muscle testosterone concentrations [5] while creatine provides a direct anti-catabolic (muscle sparing) effect [6].
Muscle-research tip!
- IGF-1 is the big muscle builder. Recent studies show that muscle actually manufactures its own IGF in response to intense (high overload) resistance training [3]. However, the production and half-life of the IGF isotopes is dependent upon GH and a steady supply of insulin [4]. The Bracketing Method provides an abundance of protein synthesis-stimulating amino acids and insulin-spiking carbohydrates at a time when IGF-1 and GH concentrations are at a peak. Therefore, the Bracketing Method is bound to maximize the anabolic effect of every workout. No other strategy is as easy to follow or provides as many muscle-building benefits as the Bracketing Method.
Muscle-research tip!
- Be sure to add a 5-10 gram dose of GL3 L-Glutamine to your post-workout VP2/DGC/Creatine shake (as in the Bracketing Method) and mix with plenty of water. For over a decade sports scientists have known that the mechanisms that control muscle recovery and anabolism are governed by the amount of glutamine held with the muscle cell [7]. Studies show that glutamine supplementation after exercise stimulates anabolism and increases glycogen storage [8]. Restored muscle glycogen concentrations mean greater work capacity in your next workout [9]. Simply by adding GL3 L-Glutamine to the post-workout VP2/DGC/Creatine shake provides muscles with a double anabolic whammy!
