Casein Protein in the morning?

[wrx_RA]

Are there any benefits to this? is it even worth it to take it in the morning?

[Rivendell98]

I've been wondering about that too

[jeremyleinen]

i believe most recommend whey in the morning, since first thing out of bed your goal is to get amino acids into your blood as quickly as possible.

[kcinnitram91]

I take a whey casein blend when I wake up. Then a whole food meal about an hour later.

[btierney98]

I'll drink a casein shake in the morning if I know I'm not going to be able to get a meal for 4 hours. 2 scoops = 48 grams over 4-6 hours.

[email_mikel]

i believe most recommend whey in the morning, since first thing out of bed your goal is to get amino acids into your blood as quickly as possible.

I agree, after a long night your body needs some qwik protein uptake, like whey isolate. I like to mix my morning shake from a couple different jugs(whey iso/egg albumin/Micellar casein) so I get some qwik uptake and then some slower digesting proteins.

[Elliptical Envy]

Bull**** answers for the win

[GAMEOVER-]

All you need is some oats and eggwhites. Learn to live by them every morning.

If you took any decent casein shake before bed you should be okay. Theoretically, bed time proteins been slamed lately but I still take and love them.

[email_mikel]

All you need is some oats and eggwhites. Learn to live by them every morning.

If you took any decent casein shake before bed you should be okay. Theoretically, bed time proteins been slamed lately but I still take and love them.

Oats are solid in the morning!

[ultragymrat]

Casein at night (non - fat cottage cheese is good) - bc it is slow digesting to feed your muscles all night long

Whey in the morning and pre and port workouts bc it is fast digesting to feed your muscles NOW.

[solecrazed]

i take casein in the morning and before bedtime....in the morning because i dont get anything to eat during school.

[tmeunier]

I've been wondering the same question a lot recently because of a couple studies that I have come accross.

They independently state that 1) protein intake first thing in the morning has been shown to drastically help with fat loss (read this in Tim Ferriss' book The Five Hour Chef), and 2) that our body naturally progresses through an anabolic state at night and a catabolic state during the day (I believe this was from a video by Elliott Hulse).

Assuming both of these statements are correct, taking Casein Protein first thing in the morning would promote fat burning while helping to counter the catabolic state naturally enduced by your body that burns muscle - leading to a leaner and more muscular body.

I'm not a doctor, nor am I a nutrition professional; I'm simply a health and fitness enthusiast doing what he can with what he's learned.

I hope this helped and that an early morning Casein intake works for you in the long run!

[dknatural74]

I say yes IF.... it's one of several sources of protein contained in the powder. U need a fast acting (whey) protein in the morning since u have not ate anything for several hours. But a blended protein containing both fast and slow release protein can be beneficial as well; in fact the best condition I think I was ever in without being on a pre- contest diet was two summer's ago. At that time I was using only one protein powder 4 times per day... and it was a blended protein..

[cumminslifter]

I say yes IF.... it's one of several sources of protein contained in the powder. U need a fast acting (whey) protein in the morning since u have not ate anything for several hours. But a blended protein containing both fast and slow release protein can be beneficial as well; in fact the best condition I think I was ever in without being on a pre- contest diet was two summer's ago. At that time I was using only one protein powder 4 times per day... and it was a blended protein..

yes cause this thread needed to be bumped just for you to add this

[Jdot5]

Id do Whey immediately upon waking up then breakfast 30mins-1hr later and save the casein for after workout (mixed with whey) and before bed. But thats just my humble opinion

[XCriticalBenchX]

solid bump!


I mix 1/2 cup of cottage cheese into my shakes..

[kevinhy]

As long as you're not training immediately after it's fine.

I think too many get caught in the minutia, at the end of the day if you hit your protein allotment it becomes largely irrelevant what those specific protein sources were (provided they're quality complete ones).

Before we came out with select i used casein protein exclusively, I haven't ingested whey solo on a regular basis for years, and it definitely hasn't hurt my gains.

[Hemogoblin]

At the end of the day, it isn't going to make any appreciable difference. Just do what works for you. There are more important things to worry about.

[iain1668]

The last time I made a rookie error and took 25g of micellar casein in the morning (730am) my appetite was killed completely till around 1-2pm.

[cumminslifter]

The last time I made a rookie error and took 25g of micellar casein in the morning (730am) my appetite was killed completely till around 1-2pm.

wow, you must have a stomach smaller than your eyeball

[iain1668]

wow, you must have a stomach smaller than your eyeball

I guess so, but seem to get by either way

[kissdadookie]

Ideally you want that amino acid spike in the morning to kick of protein synthesis. Specifically you're looking for that 3 or so grams of leucine spike.

Casein is going to digest too slowly to get that spike so preferably you would want to use quicker absorbing proteins. Doesn't necessarily mean you need to slam down a shake, I think eggs are quicker absorbing than casein is going to be.

[XCriticalBenchX]

wow, you must have a stomach smaller than your eyeball

lmao... agreed. That is nuts.

Mike