[archive_TonyDelk]

How would you get the necessary kcals without doing so?

I think a lot of people use too much protein and don't get enough fat(especially essential fats)when dieting thinking that ample protein is the key. I've got news for all of you. Too much protein is readily converted to glucose ie..sugar. Especially when the body is in a glycogen depleted state.

You talk to any advanced "natural" bodybuilder who is able to get their bodyfat sub 5% without drugs or diuretics and they'll tell you consuming enough fat is the key. There are a lot of folks who have a "fat fobia" and just won't eat enough of it. There is no point here to get into a biochemistry lesson about fat/ketone metabolism. Most of the brothers here are knowledgeable enough to understand how and why dieting works.

OW you ask a good question. There is little research as to the answer. In my dieting experiences naturally and based on interacting with a lot of competitive bbuilders(natural), less volume with moderate to high intensity workloads is best for maintaining size without creating damage/catabolic state. I know for a fact that the body adapts to depleting/refilling both liver and muscle glycogen over time. Hence, dieting becomes easier in regard to losing fat and maintaining muscle.(provided you stay within a bodyfat range most of the year)So essentially insulin sensitivity "can" improve provided one doesn't diet constantly/year round.

As to honey providing a more even keel insulin level, I can't comment. I just believe simple sugars or liquid carbs to be best immediately post workout(with glucose disposal agents)for refilling muscle glycogen stores quickly. The further away from a workout, it is imperative you eat more complex/low GI carbs to make sure the body doesn't become lipogenic.

TD