Whey or Casein, Pulse or Spread Evenly Across the Day? Does it Even Make a Difference in Terms of Fat Loss and Lean Mass Retention on a Diet? New + Old Empirical Data!
Image 1: Instinctively right? Milk contains soluble (=whey) proteins and casein. Are we overthinking things, when we rip them apart and does it even make a difference? Or is timing all that counts? It's funny. " Overthinking ", right next to overtraining and overdieting , has become one of the most common problems among the health and fitness enthusiasts who spend equal (or even more) time online as in the gym. "Would it be better if I take my BCAAs at a 3:1:1 or 2:1:1 ratio?", "Does it matter if my protein powder is 10% hydrosolate, 50% isolate and 40% concentrate or has a 30/50/20 ratio?" All that may well make a difference, but let's be honest: Look at the things 80% of these people are eating day in and day out and the way they throw the weights around in the gym and contrast that to a question like "Will my post-workout protein synthesis be 5% greater, when I switch from concentrates to hydrosolates?" ... enough of the ranting,...