mixing milk in PWO drink a bad idea??

[dzuljas]

since the fat from milk supposedly slows digestion is it bad to mix my post workout shake with milk?

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

yes
not only is the fat a problem slowing down digestion

Lactose is a lower gi carb slowing down the insulin spike and Casein in milk is slower absorbing than whey which means milk is one of the worst things to put in ur pw shake

 

[STEP OFF]

not entirely true ... skim milk (non-fat) is great PW, plus the casien in milk and the whey do NOT compete for absoprtion in the body, thats an old myth. they absorb at different times, nothing to worry about.

 

[ohashi]

No, milk is horrible post-workout; lactose will mainly refill liver glycogen stores, it's horrible for spiking insulin, it will slow down gastric emptying, it's inferior to water in terms of osmosity, etc.

 

[dzuljas]

cool, i am mixing dextrose in this shake also, im not looking for lactose to refill glycogen stores

 

[dzuljas]

looks like i will have to take the milk out!! only been doing this for the past two weeks thankfully

 

[rettoforever]

Well, let's suppose the milk you drink has enzymes in it that render lactose inactive (or mostly)-- I doubt the low amount of fat in 1-2 cups amounts much to a bulking person who works out like there is no tomorrow. If we are talking cutting, then maybe I am swayed.

 

[ohashi]

What are you talking about? If you're thinking of the milk in fat in terms of it translating into subcutaneous fat on you, that's not what the discussion is about.

 

[dzuljas]

Well, let's suppose the milk you drink has enzymes in it that render lactose inactive (or mostly)-- I doubt the low amount of fat in 1-2 cups amounts much to a bulking person who works out like there is no tomorrow. If we are talking cutting, then maybe I am swayed.

we are talking about the effect that the fat in milk has on the rate of protein absorbtion

 

[variation]

could try fat free soy milk post workout, I've been using it, on it's own the fat free soy milk doesn't taste that good, but mixed with chocolate protein powder, it tastes excellent (far better than water) + it's more protein and there isn't lactose in soy milk.. sucrose usually, which is glucose+fructose, I mean fructose isn't optimal since it will go to liver glycogen, but a glass of fat free soy milk will contain about 8g of sucrose usually, let's assume a ratio of 4:4 glucose/sucrose, still that's peanuts and will not cause any spillover from the liver.