Whey with water or milk?

[timinator]

I have always had my powder with milk (because it tastes better ).. But I have noticed alot of you use water instead of milk.. Is this just for saving $$ or are there other benifits? I was thinking along the lines of increase digestion speed..?

[Beef]

i think people just prefer to have it with water mate

[orange]

Mostly with milk because it adds protein and carbs to the mix. But water straight after a workout.

[Dontrunwithknives]

i think people just prefer to have it with water mate

[samoan_muscle]

I use water because I cant stomach a shake made with milk. Too creamy.

[timinator]

But water straight after a workout.

Why?

[Beef]

But water straight after a workout.

Why?

as samoan said, there's no particular reason other than taste

[HaNs]

Usually water, 8oz of milk makes me bloated.

If i want it milky i do 2oz milk and 6oz water, doesnt bloat.

[Ordy]

Its been posted here and a lot of other places that with water means you dont have to break down the slower milk protein and carbs so you get it into your body faster after training.

I have milk for my morning and night shakes though.

[timinator]

as samoan said, there's no particular reason other than taste

According to other posts you can't afford powder so how would you know? Plus I was asking orange why he used water only after his work out and milk any other time.

Its been posted here and a lot of other places that with water means you dont have to break down the slower milk protein and carbs so you get it into your body faster after training.

I have milk for my morning and night shakes though.

Thanks! So faster digestion/absorbtion with water

[Beef]

as samoan said, there's no particular reason other than taste

According to other posts you can't afford powder so how would you know? Plus I was asking orange why he used water only after his work out and milk any other time.

Its been posted here and a lot of other places that with water means you dont have to break down the slower milk protein and carbs so you get it into your body faster after training.

I have milk for my morning and night shakes though.

Thanks! So faster digestion/absorbtion with water

i never said i couldn't afford powder bro, i'm just trying to be helpful!!

[Gym rat]

I just have my whey with water

[musclearmor]

I'm not a fan of straight-up milk other than a spot to cool my coffee down during the day (not pre-cardio either, I drop a scoop of Shotgun for that!).

Next time ya at the grocery store, check out the label on the side of the milks- in fact line up the dark blue, light blue and green and look for yourself. Notice the main issue with Dark blue milk is high cals due to high fat per serve, with a decent dash of saturated fat in there- protein content is reasonable.

Then go to other extreme, green label also has reasonable protein profile, ultra low fat but the carb count climbs big time- infact equal or greater than protein per serve.

Dont get me wrong, milk protein is bloody good- something like 70% whey/ 30% casein (lets not split hairs on the exact ratio), which is the sort of profile in those new protein powders I rate hard (blends like Gaspari Myofusion versus 100% whey) since you get imediate and sustained amino acid delivery to hungry tissues.

But...lactose AKA Milk SUGAR in most BBers I've encountered, myself included, encourages water rention (that's water between the skin and muscle, not to be confused with cell volumisation which is what creatine does), excess flemme/ mucus, sometimes legarthy, bloating, wind and a general physical softer appearance- bye bye hardness & vascularity. Plus 2 L of milk aint exactly cheap anymore.

What I'm saying in short is- adding milk is putting back the crap the manufactorers have cleverly extracted AKA fat and carbs, but left the beneficial proteins intake-

Yep I still rate Whey powders too, but I defintely prefer those blend types. So much more versatile, good post workout, ideal before bed for sustained feeding, good as meal sub- just add carbs.

My take anywho...next...

[boostinggtir]

water when dieting, milk when bulking.

[timinator]

as samoan said, there's no particular reason other than taste

According to other posts you can't afford powder so how would you know? Plus I was asking orange why he used water only after his work out and milk any other time.

Its been posted here and a lot of other places that with water means you dont have to break down the slower milk protein and carbs so you get it into your body faster after training.

I have milk for my morning and night shakes though.

Thanks! So faster digestion/absorbtion with water

i never said i couldn't afford powder bro, i'm just trying to be helpful!!

All good. I'll rephrase.. Never used protien powder

Thanks for that Musclearmor 8)

I'll try water after work outs just for the sake of it :grin:

[Milkey]

Dont get me wrong, milk protein is bloody good- something like 70% whey/ 30% casein (lets not split hairs on the exact ratio...

Sorry Musclearmour,couldn't leave it....Milk proteins consist of 80% Casein proteins and 20% Whey proteins

[justhell]

I just have my whey with water

:ditto:

[luv.me.oats]

I use water, tastes good to me - as long as you have a nice protein powder that is.

I am not going to carry around uht milk carton or look for milk to add to my protein powder post workout.

smoothie protein milkshakes, made at tank and other various places are a waste of time & money, just more unecssary calories, i.e. milk, fruit, yogurt etc... - and who really knows what the quality of protein powder they use and the quantities they are adding to make it up.

[drizzt]

Posted this in the other Whey thread, but I have water in my pre and post workout WPI shakes, and generally milk at night with my casein shake (but will cut the milk out soon, am cutting atm).

[Beef]

what flavour whey do you have at the mo timinator?

[timinator]

Sexy Stawberry 8)

[drsportsci]

Juice with whey after your workout. Add some waixy maize to drive that protein to your muscles.

Milk and whey at night to promote a time-release effect.

Definitely don't use milk if your body doesn't tolerate it well. Go with water or an alternative source.