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whey protein before sleeping.

tboy21 Posts: 70 Joined: 2002/03/21	2004/03/08, 02:01 PM Is it advisable or necessary to take whey protein before sleeping?won't taking it with milk(i prefer it with milk)lead to fat development?If it does not how much time before sleeping should you have it?
Hellscream Posts: 272 Joined: 2004/02/25	2004/03/08, 02:11 PM i take my supplements ah hour b4 i sleep but I got no worries about fat, skini'sh all my life..I'll still be waiting for an answer on this too though just incase :) -------------- Willing is not enough, we must do. Success is the journey...not the destination.--- Bruce Lee
big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2004/03/08, 03:42 PM yor body is recovering a lot when you sleep, and needs nutrients, and since your not ingesting anything for 8 hours, its ok to have protein before bed. Take it with milk in order to slow absorbtion. This why, you will use the protein throughout a few hour period. I actually read that one of the best ways to add muscle mass was to get up 4 hours into sleep and have a premade shake and go right back to bed, so that your body had nutrients to work with the entire time your asleep.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/08, 07:04 PM I would ditch the milk(too much sugar) and go with protein and fats. 1 tbsp. of flax oil, then have a whey shake with fiber(flax meal) works great here. Or if you prefer food, you can do some cottage cheese(casein protein, actually gels in the stomach on digestion, thus slow release of amino acids into the bloodstream, 1 oz. of walnuts(good ratio of Omega 3:6 fats) would work well too. Many things you can do. If you are gaining, keep a shake in the fridge with whey, heavy cream, and some fiber(again, flax meal would work great), and chug it down if you wake up. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
tboy21 Posts: 70 Joined: 2002/03/21	2004/03/09, 01:39 PM Is it ok to take it before sleeping even if your in the process of getting ripped ============ Quoting from bb1fit: I would ditch the milk(too much sugar) and go with protein and fats. 1 tbsp. of flax oil, then have a whey shake with fiber(flax meal) works great here. Or if you prefer food, you can do some cottage cheese(casein protein, actually gels in the stomach on digestion, thus slow release of amino acids into the bloodstream, 1 oz. of walnuts(good ratio of Omega 3:6 fats) would work well too. Many things you can do. If you are gaining, keep a shake in the fridge with whey, heavy cream, and some fiber(again, flax meal would work great), and chug it down if you wake up. =============
vinniebonez Posts: 62 Joined: 2003/03/11	2004/03/09, 05:46 PM hey BB1 you said ditch the milk I have always used milk in my shakes, I wonder if i switched to water it would make a huge difference???