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@pistaboy
That's misleading. An insulin spike does no such thing - but it does drive nutrients into cells that need it, which is why most recovery drinks should be 3:1 or 4:1 carb:protein ratio. Put simply, its the carbs that create an insulin spike to drive the protein into the cells that need it, whilst also replacing used glycogen.
If however, and this may be what you meant, your stores are fully loaded, you will indeed then begin to store excess carbohydrate as fat....