Condensed Description Labrada Nutrition Lean Body, 20 pack - Meal Replacement (MRP) One look at the ingredients in a packet of Labrada Nutrition Lean Body Meal Replacement & Top Quality Protein and you'll know it has what it takes to help you build muscle. One taste of a Labrada Nutrition Lean Body Meal Replacement & Top Quality Protein and you'll never use another meal replacement! Lean Body is a potent 45 grams of Lean Protein made by Labrada and sold Here at Supplements To Go.com. Labrada exclusive blend of highest quality proteins, including ion-exchanged whey protein to provide support for your muscle growth! Here's what you get in every convenient packet of LEAN BODY: 40g LeanPro ® Protein Award-Winning Taste! Aspartame-Free 8g FiberPlex â„¢ Dietary Fiber 20 Packets per Container Meal Replacement Information Keeping the Anabolic Edge by R.J. Fischer Description: Aside from intense training and sufficient rest, maintaining an anabolic state within the body is the most critical element for lean muscle growth. To achieve this state, and especially to keep it, bodybuilders must properly manage one of the body's most anabolic substances; insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas in response to rises in blood sugar levels triggered primarily by the eating of sugars or carbohydrates. If the pancreas is over-stimulated it will produce too much insulin, which acts as a poison in the body. To protect itself, the body converts excess insulin to triglycerides which are stored as body fat1,2.In contrast, if not enough insulin is produced, muscle growth becomes very unlikely because insulin also regulates the transport of nutrients like amino acids into muscle cells for protein synthesis 3,4. Growth hormone, thyroid hormones, and testosterone all interact with insulin to properly do their jobs5. Bodybuilders can use insulin to work in their favor by learning how to manage it. Those wishing to body build naturally and safely would be better served to learn how to manipulate their body's insulin levels through dietary means. Two keys to controlling insulin levels through the diet are meal frequency and food composition. MEAL FREQUENCY Every successful bodybuilder, from amateur to Olympian, eats at least six times per day. Successful bodybuilders know that by eating at least six meals per day, they provide their muscles with a steady stream of nutrients, keeping them in an anabolic environment. "Anabolic" refers to being in a positive balance of growth: for bodybuilders it means gaining more muscle than is being broken down naturally by the body through exercise and stress. The opposite of an anabolic state is a "catabolic" state, one in which there is a negative balance of growth. Since the body does not store protein the way it does fats or carbohydrates, it is essential that protein be provided to the muscles throughout the day for maximum benefit. Eating six times per day (ever