whats best for gaining muscle..?

[vanessa5691]

Hello everyone. I'm trying to gain as much muscle (and least fat as possibe) and I was wondering what was best to have right before bed..some cottage cheese or a protein shake?

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Hello everyone. I'm trying to gain as much muscle (and least fat as possibe) and I was wondering what was best to have right before bed..some cottage cheese or a protein shake?

If you want something that will digest slowly - cottage cheese would be better than having whey.... If the protein powder is a casein powder then the difference will be less significant... The cottage cheese will also have some lactose in it - which, if you are trying to gain weight, may be more beneficial than protein alone.

Ideally - you should also consider adding some other things to the meal such as a carb source such as higher fructose fruits/berries (to help maintain liver glycogen and body glucose over night without having a huge effect on blood glucose and insulin levels) as well as some fiber and healthy fats (to help delay gastric emptying and decrease the rate of digestion.

 

[r0dxx]

If you want something that will digest slowly - cottage cheese would be better than having whey.... If the protein powder is a casein powder then the difference will be less significant... The cottage cheese will also have some lactose in it - which, if you are trying to gain weight, may be more beneficial than protein alone.

Ideally - you should also consider adding some other things to the meal such as a carb source such as higher fructose fruits/berries (to help maintain liver glycogen and body glucose over night without having a huge effect on blood glucose and insulin levels) as well as some fiber and healthy fats (to help delay gastric emptying and decrease the rate of digestion.

Emma, I haven't been on recently, and I almost forgot how much I love to read your posts.

 

[romaxe]

shake with milk

you can also have a protein shake with milk since the milk will slow down the absorbtion of the protein