Protein question

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Can anyone tell me if there is any difference in the absorption rate between a slow absorbing protein such as a caseinate and that of a whey mixed with Udo's?

I had been using a blend before bed time with Udo's and a whey before and after my workout, but if there's negligible difference, it'll save me quite a bit of $ to just go with whey at all times (with and w/o the Udo's).

Any thoughts?

 

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Anyone?

 

[Lifterforlife]

Yes, a big difference.

 

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[karachi183]

you want caisen before bed being that u grow the most during sleep. fast acting for pwo's....

 

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I understand that I want casein before bed as it is more of a slower acting protein than the whey that I use post w/o.

But since we know that the addition of fat to a protein shake slows the rate of that protein's absorption, does the addition of Udo's( which is a blend of Omega 3,6 and 9 fatty acids) slow the absorption rate of the whey "enough" to use it as a bed time shake?

 

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Can anyone else chime in on this?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

goals and stats?

 

[alex2678]

Adding fats to your whey will slow down the digestion process. The pyloric valve is very "fat sensitive" and controls the rate food empties from your stomach. Fatty acids cause it to constrict and therefore slow gastric emptying. I do like milk proteins better in general but whey is a lot more readily available and a lot cheaper if your on a budget.

 

[Lifterforlife]

I understand that I want casein before bed as it is more of a slower acting protein than the whey that I use post w/o.

But since we know that the addition of fat to a protein shake slows the rate of that protein's absorption, does the addition of Udo's( which is a blend of Omega 3,6 and 9 fatty acids) slow the absorption rate of the whey "enough" to use it as a bed time shake?

You know, I have been recently looking into this protein before bed thing. I wonder if the protein companies have anything to do with this. Just how catabolic is sleep? BB'ers went to sleep after their last meal for years without having to have a protein shake.

The liver's job is use to glycogen to keep from starvation during long fasting periods...i.e...sleep. No one is catabolic or anabolic all the time. If your diet is spot on during the day, the significance of some pre bed meal of protein has to be minimal at best.


I would suggest just eating your normally scheduled meal, and if catabolism is of major concern, have casein proteins.

If you think about it, this really makes little sense. Say you take in 30 gr. of protein, and theoretically something could make it be "time relased". Ok, you sleep 8 hrs. This would be a whopping 3.75 gr. per hour, not much for maintaining anything, is it?