I know it's not a good idea to have carbs before going to bed. I usually have protein shake WITH milk 30 mins before going to bed. I was wondering if this is a good idea or should i just take the protein shake with water before bed? What do you guys say?
Shazid
Milk before bed
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Re: Milk before bed
Normally if you mix shakes with Milk, it will add Calories, Casein, thicken it up and cause more Enzyme production, slowing it down.
The only benefit then, being the Lactose would help slightly, regards the Insulin Spike that assists Protein.
This is not desirable after workouts, but at night it's not too bad, as the slow digesting Protein would be anti-catabolic.
Carbs before bed isn't bad, as Carbs can help with things like Seratonin increases, as would Amino Acids in Protein like Tryptophan and Phenylalanine, especially when Phen and Tryp get together. Glutamine can to some extent help as it's a Neurotransmitter.
The only thing is don't Carb too much. You'd only need about 20g max before bed. If you have more, like say 30g, then don't go to bed for about 1-2 hours afterwards.
If there is a little bit of an issue with Carbs before bed, which some say they do experience avoid them. Personally I don't find this an issue.
If you think Carbs may be an issue, go for Water with a shake, or start using a Casein Protein powder, if you wanted slower digesting Carbs. Casein in a basic form is pretty cheap, though you might find a slight issue with taste perhaps, in which case use things like Vanilla Essence, ground Nutmeg, ground Ginger or Cinnamon, for example to manipulate it, through a trial and error approach.
The only benefit then, being the Lactose would help slightly, regards the Insulin Spike that assists Protein.
This is not desirable after workouts, but at night it's not too bad, as the slow digesting Protein would be anti-catabolic.
Carbs before bed isn't bad, as Carbs can help with things like Seratonin increases, as would Amino Acids in Protein like Tryptophan and Phenylalanine, especially when Phen and Tryp get together. Glutamine can to some extent help as it's a Neurotransmitter.
The only thing is don't Carb too much. You'd only need about 20g max before bed. If you have more, like say 30g, then don't go to bed for about 1-2 hours afterwards.
If there is a little bit of an issue with Carbs before bed, which some say they do experience avoid them. Personally I don't find this an issue.
If you think Carbs may be an issue, go for Water with a shake, or start using a Casein Protein powder, if you wanted slower digesting Carbs. Casein in a basic form is pretty cheap, though you might find a slight issue with taste perhaps, in which case use things like Vanilla Essence, ground Nutmeg, ground Ginger or Cinnamon, for example to manipulate it, through a trial and error approach.
Re: Milk before bed
Thanks for the reply.
I was wondering if drinking 3-4 cups of 2% milk a day is good or bad? I am trying to put on some lean mass (maybe 5-10 pounds of muscle)...I usually have them for breakfast (cereal), chocolate milk, fruit milk shakes (strawberry banana or peanut butter or avocado)...
I was wondering if drinking 3-4 cups of 2% milk a day is good or bad? I am trying to put on some lean mass (maybe 5-10 pounds of muscle)...I usually have them for breakfast (cereal), chocolate milk, fruit milk shakes (strawberry banana or peanut butter or avocado)...
Re: Milk before bed
Not massively a problem. On Cereal yes, but the shakes you say you have, I'd forget them, especially as there's plenty of Protein sources to be gained from the diet, so having Milk a lot is not necessarily ideal.
Besides, things like Nuts, Yoghurt, low Fat Cheese, Soy and Grapefuit as examples, are all good Calcium sources, so Milk needn't be emphasised so much in the diet.
Besides, things like Nuts, Yoghurt, low Fat Cheese, Soy and Grapefuit as examples, are all good Calcium sources, so Milk needn't be emphasised so much in the diet.