Whey protein before bed? Useful?

[blueprint27]

Is taking protein before bed on an empty stomch a good idea? I've heard that if there is nothing in your system such as an increase in insulin response or other carbs/protein, the whey protein will get oxidized and be useless. Can someone help me out on this whether I should take it before I sleep. Thanks a lot!

[sculli]

Protein before bed is good. The reason people say not to use whey before bed is because it gets digested so quckly. You are better off taking casein protein before bed since it digest slowly and will last you through the night. Cottage cheese is a good/cheap source of casein. You want to take protein at night to preserve and help rebuild muscle not b/c of the hormonal stuff.

[Grant73]

Adding fats to the protien drink may slow down absorbtion. Many oldtime bodybuilders used heavy cream in their protien drinks.

[hyp3r3xt3nsion]

milk products before bed.

save the whey for post workout/when u first wakeup

[dom996]

I can think of better things to do at bedtime!!

[dave2005]

yeah stick to some cottage cheese and a glass of skim milk before bed, theres all kinds of recipes you can do to make cottage cheese taste better , and not like absolute ass fudge.

[brake]

1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup sugar free jelly, 2 cups skim milk, 2 scoops cassien powder

[VAZINE]

I made up chunky chocolate milk, give it a shot!

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup nonfat or 1% milk

1/2 scoop Chocolate whey (just for flavor)

[DontRevMe]

I have a shake of Nlarge2 mixed in milk right before bed.

[sculli]

Originally posted by DontRevMe
I have a shake of Nlarge2 mixed in milk right before bed.

Way too much sugar and calories for me but if you're a hardgainer or don't care about getting fat then go for it.

[Chain9325]

For those who gain fat pretty easy wouldn't it probably be best just to just mix Casein protein with water or skim milk before bed? and how many grams of protein is best before bed for someone like me who weighs 210.

I work midnights and do my main workouts before bed so I'm all mixed up.

[CaptainGorgeous]

I ONLY have whey before bed because I don't feel like farting in front of everyone during the day.

[rippedaussie]

I ONLY have whey before bed because I don't feel like farting in front of everyone during the day.

then work out properly so your muscles use the protein instead of letting it go to waste

[shaneee]

casein protein shake or some cottage cheese works good

[TaoistWarrior]

Protein before bed is good. The reason people say not to use whey before bed is because it gets digested so quckly. You are better off taking casein protein before bed since it digest slowly and will last you through the night. Cottage cheese is a good/cheap source of casein. You want to take protein at night to preserve and help rebuild muscle not b/c of the hormonal stuff.

This. There's more than a passing suggestion that whey isn't even that ideal for post-workout; milk (20 percent whey, 80 percent casein) is perfect for that time, and perfectly fine for pre-bed too.

But bottom line, if you hit your (appropriate) macro targets for the day, you don't need to worry about slamming protein before bedtime. Your body won't "go catabolic" or anything like that.