After you workout, what’s the best type of protein?
I know of whey (we used it in wrestling to keep on weight), I know of creatine (my brother used it when he wrestled HWT)…but I know there are many more out there, and I don’t even know the benefits of them.
Thanks for the help.
You definitely want to choose whey over creatine as your protein source, because creatine is not protein.
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I don’t think any clear evidence exists on this earth that it matters.
people get bodybuilder huge with rice and beans.
I just prefer to hard boil some eggs. Eat the whites throw away the yolk. Real food and feels more satisfying.
I also read somewhere that chocolate milk was best post workout recovery drink. But chances are, the milk lobby funded the study.
When I mixed creatine with protein powders, I began to have problems with my legs cramping after workouts.
Protein originating from actual food is always preferable to a “packaged” product of protein.
In my workout schedule, actual food is rarely convenient on any time I require protein. But I hardly consume a packaged protein after working out for more than 45 - 60 minutes of endurance activity at all. I am usually looking to consume about 1 gram of carbs per .lbs.
For protein, I usually use what ever Costco carries.
I prefer to mix steak and lobster.
creatine isn’t protein…2 completely different things.
100% whey protein is best post workout because it is digested/absorbed the fastest.
Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey is my favorite. Tastes like a milkshake and has more protein proportionally than most if not all.
There are definitely better options out there. Most whey protein, or even soy protein for that matter, comes in the form of a protein isolate. Whole proteins, such as pea protein, hemp protein, and albumen protein (from eggs), are all available in powdered forms, all have improved amino profiles, are more bio-available, and (for the pea and hemp protein) are vegetarian. Also, pea protein is pretty darn cheap.
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Along this line, it’s always better to consume real food as a protein source than a supplement, though undoubtedly certain supplements are better than others.
The RAMG, it may be, in your mind, to consume protein as a whole food rather than a supplement. However, right after a workout, you’re body NEEDS nutrients fast. Therefore, a supplement like a protein powder mixed with dextrose would be better within 40 minutes or less, followed by a SOLID food meal within an hour and a half. The body after a workout is depleted quite a bit, so the quick energy is needed, and a solid meal would take too much energy to break down, while the liquid wouldn’t. See the difference? Nevertheless, as aforementioned, the solid meal is needed some time later, and should be spanned out accordingly.
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creatine is not a protein…
use whey
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Protein originating from actual food is always preferable to a “packaged” product of protein.
Why?
There are definitely better options out there. Most whey protein, or even soy protein for that matter, comes in the form of a protein isolate. Whole proteins, such as pea protein, hemp protein, and albumen protein (from eggs), are all available in powdered forms, all have improved amino profiles, are more bio-available, and (for the pea and hemp protein) are vegetarian. Also, pea protein is pretty darn cheap.
this is pretty solid. im a vegan so i prefer hemp and pea, and sometimes rice protein powders. very minimally processed. per calorie almost all leafy greens are the most protein packed foods on the planet. thats why i suggest people to eat one good sized dark green salad a day, or a green smoothie. spirulina is also very dense. 80% protein i believe, so only a little is necessary.
Chocolate milk seems to work just as good. After every race at the Tour of America’s Dairyland they would give out chocolate milk and it worked awesome, plus it taste great… 
Much cheaper then your protein mix.
There is the egg white protein powder mix I use. Not sure is it better, but whey protein gives me stomach cramps and soy protein has too many carbs to protein.
The RAMG, it may be, in your mind, to consume protein as a whole food rather than a supplement. However, right after a workout, you’re body NEEDS nutrients fast. Therefore, a supplement like a protein powder mixed with dextrose would be better within 40 minutes or less, followed by a SOLID food meal within an hour and a half. The body after a workout is depleted quite a bit, so the quick energy is needed, and a solid meal would take too much energy to break down, while the liquid wouldn’t. See the difference? Nevertheless, as aforementioned, the solid meal is needed some time later, and should be spanned out accordingly.
This is possibly ideal but definitely not necessary. I’m guessing it was a research scientist working for some sports nutrition company that told you this. People were plenty fast, fit, recovered, and racing well before supplements.
The RAMG, it may be, in your mind, to consume protein as a whole food rather than a supplement. However, right after a workout, you’re body NEEDS nutrients fast. Therefore, a supplement like a protein powder mixed with dextrose would be better within 40 minutes or less, followed by a SOLID food meal within an hour and a half. The body after a workout is depleted quite a bit, so the quick energy is needed, and a solid meal would take too much energy to break down, while the liquid wouldn’t. See the difference? Nevertheless, as aforementioned, the solid meal is needed some time later, and should be spanned out accordingly.
In that mix its the dextrose that will be used the fastest. What your body mainly uses during exercise is glycogen, which is a polysaccharide. This is more readily obtained from carbohydrates.
Also, it depends on what you want out of the protein. Whey protein does leave the stomach rapidly, but blood levels of proteins return to normal levels within an hour which is why it’s considered a fast protein. Casein or solid food is what I would prefer, as muscle repair and synthesis is a longer process than an hour and they empty the stomach slower and produce a longer lasting presence in the blood.
I go with milk or chocolate milk after a workout. Basically the 3:1 carbohydrate to protein mix that you want, cheaper than any supplement. For endurance work, you want to be replacing the glycogen lost rather than the protein lost or muscle tissue that has been broken down. It’s the bodybuilders that are after muscular hypertrophy, which is not what an endurance athlete wants.
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*Devlin, it’s common sense for a person like me that a carbohydrate like Dextrose, a *monosaccharide, would be taken in through the body the fastest. However, if you look at his post, he is asking about protein. Therefore, I was absolutely conforming EVERYTHING I was saying to what he was specifically asking. Nevertheless, if I really need to start a biology class in here so everyone can see a bunch of boring elements they don’t need to, then I can. However, I will keep the basis of my answer to what he was asking, now do you see why I answered how I did rather than breaking apart what I did? That kind of stuff truly does get annoying because I could just as easily say that milk after a work isn’t the best idea for everyone because it can cause diarrhea and upset stomach, which leads to what? Dehydration, and then you have other issues, which sets you back entirely from where you want to be, not to mention some people like me are allergic to chocolate! Go figure, so your advice could be deemed harmful. Not calling you out, or being mean, just stating the fact that instead of picking apart other people’s responses, just answer the posters question…
Casein protein is actually better for night time because it keeps you anabolic throughout the night when your body truly would need it the most when your are rebuilding, recuperating, and your body is recovering. Don’t you think that would be wiser, especially when I said you would be eating within the 1hr 30 minutes after that post workout window? It would include protein, carbs, and fat, which would easily replenish some more protein, so whatever protein left, as you say FAST, would be right there again helping.
I do VALUE your input, but I think your a bit mistaken on a few things