Todd, According to this theory, does it make any difference when, relative to your workout, that you consume that one big protein-rich meal? Right before, right after? Four hours after? Robert > This is, incidentally, the concept behind Ori Hofmekler's "warrior > diet" which encourages overeating once a day and undereating (nearly > nothing) the rest of the day. The purpose of the one big protein-rich > meal is to cause an insulin surge, since insulin is an anabolic hormone, > and to use that to push amino acids into the cells that need them. > During that time, muscle is being built. The rest of the time, the body > switches into catabolic mode, to liberate fat from fat cells for energy, > and to release stored glycogen. Working out increases the demand for > the amino acids, and thus increases protein uptake. Thus, on this sort > of plan, the metabolism is anabolic for 4 hours out of 24, and catabolic > for the other 20. > > Todd Moody > [log in to unmask] >