5 comments
awlareau
you should take whey within an hour after training because that is when protein synthesis is the highest and your body needs protein to use in order to repair torn muscles, but if you are just using protein to get your macros and not necessarily for post workout, then whenever during the day is fine, but if you take it in the morning it will keep you fuller longer which will help if your goal is weight loss.
2012-11-20T02:55:22
lucia316
No awlareau, you still don't need whey within an hour of training. That's old broscience. If you meet your macros for the day, you'll be fine.
2012-11-21T03:43:41
YOGUI
hey lucia316, so....if I eat all my macros just after going bed....fasting the whole day....it's ok? The have a good list of references....where are yours? If what you say isn't broscience....show me references ;)
2012-11-22T00:02:32
lucia316
That's what I'm saying, but I don't know why you'd eat after going to bed.... You're getting all you need for the day in one meal, how is that any different than getting it spaced through the day. Is that ideal? No. Will you feel drained through the day? Yes. Is your body going to be throw into this hellacious catabolic state where your muscle mass is wasting away? Not even close. You're body is constantly fluctuating between anabolic and catabolic states. Both anabolic and catabolic mechanisms are constantly at work, and muscle breakdown is only 1 of many catabolic processes. Generally, in studies, fasting is shown to have the initial effect of greatly increasing fat oxidation while preserving muscle. This changes after longer periods (24-48 hours), but in terms of body building, and eating a pretty regular diet, muscle catabolism really isn't a worry to us. Check out the intermittent fasting thread in the forums for further information, there are tons of links to studies showing the effects of short-term fasting The concern for bodybuilders is more focused on making sure our muscles can be repaired and maintained so they do not atrophy over time, and also maximizing the anabolic processes in our bodies. (hopefully to build muscle tissue, not fat) Neither of these goals necessitate a high meal frequency.
2012-11-23T16:46:04
awlareau
Lucia: There is plenty of actual scientific data backing what I said, including the fact that I just learned about it in my exercise physiology class. It's not broscience, It's actual science bro. But that doesn't mean get all your protein right after a workout, it means get about 30 grams about after a workout because your body can only process so much at a time. Look it up, protein synthesis in the body is highest within an hour after a workout, true it's still elevated after an hour, but that first hour is the highest so your body needs the protein even more.
2012-11-26T23:22:41