How To Lower Myostatin

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2023-02-10 - 00:25

What Is Myostatin

• Is a Gene (Protein)
• Messes up satellite cell activation
• Messes up protein synthesis
• Messes up insulin sensitivity
• increases protein breakdown (muscle loss)
• prevents Hyperplasia
• The 3 gram rule (If your body synthesizes 3 grams of protein you'll gain 1 pound of muscle a month)

Examples Of Low Myostatin

High Levels Of Myostatin

• Women (Women have up to twice as many myostatin receptors as Men)
• Old People (Myostatin levels drop with age)
• South Asian (South Asians are genetically predisposed to have higher levels of myostatin, which is why they are usually lean)
• Bed Ridden, Casts, Wheelchairs

10 Fastest Ways To Lower Myostatin

Follistatin

• Gene (Protein)
• No.1 inhibitor of myostatin
• Binds to it

Full Body Workout

• Full body training gives a bigger reduction in myostatin compared to a split routine
• Training full body is better than just lower body or worse just the upper body (full body > lower body > upper body)

Nucleus Overload

• High frequency training
• Drop in myostatin only lasts for about 8-12 hours (This is also the reason why protein synthesis peaks within the 24-hour period)
• MGF (IGF-1) 12-24 hours post workout

Eccentric

• Heavy Negatives
• Or you can do high volume concentrics to match heavy negative, It's one or the other

Anabolic Hormones

• Any anabolic hormones will lower myostatin
• Testosterone
• IGF-1
• MGF (Mechano Growth Factor)
• Growth hormone

Lactic Acid

• Lactic acid lead to a lower myostatin
• Increases Follistatin

High Protein Diet

• Especially Leucine
• Amino acids

Caffeine

• Improves Follistatin to Myostatin ratio

Creatine

• Lowers myostatin

Epicathenin

• Is shown to lower myostatin
• In green tea
• In dark chocolate