Protein for bedtime

[Deleted member 33117]

Protein factory is a company that will mix any blend of proteins/flavors/sweeteners you want in bulk orders for a good price for those who don't know. I use them and have had good luck with them
www.proteinfactory.com
Anyway, protien shakes are a waste post workout, and avoid sugar. A small cut of steak is your best bet. It digest slowly, has complete protiens and fat to keep you growing in your sleep, but has no carbs, so you shouldn't get an insulin spike while sleeping. A couple of hard-boiled eggs would also be a good choice for the same reason.

 

[JollyRogers]

Protein factory is a company that will mix any blend of proteins/flavors/sweeteners you want in bulk orders for a good price for those who don't know. I use them and have had good luck with them
www.proteinfactory.com
Anyway, protien shakes are a waste post workout, and avoid sugar. A small cut of steak is your best bet. It digest slowly, has complete protiens and fat to keep you growing in your sleep, but has no carbs, so you shouldn't get an insulin spike while sleeping. A couple of hard-boiled eggs would also be a good choice for the same reason.

someone knows there stuff ..

 

[Deleted member 33117]

JollyRodger, oh did I ever mention that I'm a nutritional science major?

 

[JollyRogers]

JollyRodger, oh did I ever mention that I'm a nutritional science major?

Nice ! no I never knew, thats cool man, how long was the course for?

Thanks for the nutritional lession btw..

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Well, I'm still in school. I'm working on my BA, which is a 4-year degree. I'm not certain if things are slightly different in Canada. Someone told me that your college degree system is different.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Ummm... avoid the advice to eat soy or low fat foods here. The higher fat foods, especially animal source fats, will keep your testosterone elevated at night. For those who juice, it will keep your shbg levels lower, which will = more free testosterone. We do want more free testosterone present when we are actually growing don't we? Also soy has now been documented to lower testorone and raise shbg in men within 2 hours of consuption, if it is a sizable portion. It also elevates estragen after chronic consumption. This is not speculation at this point since it has evidence that appears to support this claim. Avoid the milk and sandwiches also. Most of the growth hormone your body releases is during sleep. Elevated blood sugar levels have been show to consistanty blunt the reases of hgh. Less growth hormone and more circulating insulin is not the environment you want when sleeping if you are trying to maxumize lbm gains and minimize gains in body fat. Anywho just my 2 cc's.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

Any protein powder will do. Don't go crazy buying special night formulas, etc, etc. It's nice to have, but not nice on the wallet. Mix it with whole milk, and put maybe a tablespoon of olive oil in it. I make my shake like this, with 3-4 scoops of powder.

Also, keep a little container with a lid and some powder in your bathroom. If you wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, mix it up with some water, and drink it real quick. But don't wake up just to have a shake midway through sleep, because sleep is the best time for repair and growth to take place, you don't want to disturb it.

 

[JollyRogers]

Any protein powder will do. Don't go crazy buying special night formulas, etc, etc. It's nice to have, but not nice on the wallet. Mix it with whole milk, and put maybe a tablespoon of olive oil in it. I make my shake like this, with 3-4 scoops of powder.

Also, keep a little container with a lid and some powder in your bathroom. If you wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, mix it up with some water, and drink it real quick. But don't wake up just to have a shake midway through sleep, because sleep is the best time for repair and growth to take place, you don't want to disturb it.

for real???

protien powder in the bathroom??

..hmm cool ..


good idea

 

[Backlash]

Avoid the milk and sandwiches also. Most of the growth hormone your body releases is during sleep. Elevated blood sugar levels have been show to consistanty blunt the reases of hgh.

Milk and sandwiches increase blood sugar and insulin but steak doesn't? I ws thinking of having a couple of eggs or tuna, plus milk and protein at night....

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Steak does for some people, but it is usually not a large increase due to the lack of carbs and the slow absorbtion. Milk has alot of lactose and sandwiches have bread (kinda the definition of what makes a sandwich)