ok well i was wondering how much differance adding milk instead of water to a protien/weight gain shake in terms of cals/protein/carbs
and also i take a multi vitamin and fish oils each day but when would be the best time to take them pre or post workout?
thanks in advance aaron.
it would add a glass of milk’s worth to the totals. So some carbs (lactose), some protein, and fat depending on if you use skim/lowfat/whole milk.
I’ve only had one shake with water the past 4 years, I avoid it like the plague.
[quote]EasyRhino wrote:
it would add a glass of milk’s worth to the totals. So some carbs (lactose), some protein, and fat depending on if you use skim/lowfat/whole milk.[/quote]
X2.
Protein powder is food. Milk is food.
Sometimes I have my shakes with water, but God if they don’t taste a bunch better with milk.
If you’re not worried about any extra calories then I say have the milk.
if you want to gain weight then yes
One thing to think about is the osmolarity of your shake when you use milk vs. water. Basically, since there’s more stuff floating around in it, it will take your body longer to absorb vs. the water. How much longer it takes, I don’t know, it could be minimal.
Milk isn’t the best thing for you, especially from a body comp standpoint. Basically every diet I’ve ever read about and the few BB coaches I’ve read upon are quick to have you drop milk from your diet.
Even if none of that applies to you, there’s still the possible estrogen content of your milk. Nowadays, dairy farmers are using hormones to make cows lactate longer, sometimes into their pregnancy, meaning more estrogen gets into the milk. Funny how there’s label warnings for pregnant or nursing women, but not cows…
As for the multi and the fish oils… take the multi whenever, just near the same time everyday. As far as the fish oil, I take a cheap store brand which ends up giving me fish burps. I found if I take them on an empty stomach right before a fat/protein meal, it prevents that from happening. There’s studies that tested to see if fish oil had any ergogenic properties, the answer was no, so they won’t help preworkout. Plus, you don’t want the carbs from your preworkout shake and the fat from your fish oil in your blood at the same time for body comp purposes.
If you include the word ‘osmolarity’ in your pros/cons list of milk vs water, you are trying too hard. You will never, I repeat, NEVER, notice a difference in the big picture between different osmolarities of liquids you drink.
If you like milk, drink it. If you have room in your macros for a glass or two extra of milk per day, great, it’ll make the shakes taste better.
2 scoops of whey, 6oz of whole milk, and 1tbs of olive oil is a staple for me.
i use calorie countdown with my shakes…(3-5) carbs adds 8 g protein per 8 ounces and tastes like normal milk