Chugging Milk Post-Workout
Most of us know or have heard that milk, post-workout is incredibly beneficial. But do any of us actually know why this is? I didn’t, but I do now, listen up.
Research has shown that drinking milk after weight training is more likely to cause you to gain more muscle and lose more body fat. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and directed by researcher M. Phillips showed that milk drinkers show the best results as opposed to any other beverage post workout.
Regular weight lifting exercise and milk work to graciously improve body composition and health. Chocolate, the yummy alternative to regular milk, is even more advantageous. Chocolate milk has about twice the carbs and protein than regular milk, water, or even most sports drinks. It is also jam packed with tons of calcium and a minimal amount of sodium and sugar. It is important to remember that you may want to assess your workout level before downing a jug of milk. If you’re an avid jogger or the casual ball player, you aren’t going to want to chug a carby beverage. This is perfect for competing athletes, cyclists, swimmers, etc. If I were any of the above, I would definitely be grabbing a carton of chocolate milk and power stancing it post-training.
[Asheley Ramey has her BSN from Acadia University, and is a Nutritional Advisor for RIVALUS.]
So is drinking Chocolate Milk better then having a protein shake (mixed with water) after a workout?
You may want to read this article before you start “power stancing it post-training”.
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-milk
“You have to decide: Is there anything good about milk? Other than developing children and malnourished adults, people probably don’t need milk.”
–Oncologist Michael Pollak, McGill University in Montreal
Milk takes longer to breakdown because of lactose.
Water is eaily digested therefore a better media t odrink post workout.
Studies have shown that carbohydrate is better post workout then just protein. Combining both protein and carbohydrate has also been shown to increase muscle faster then drinking either alone.
This is why milk is getting a lot of air time; the fact that it is a combination of both. Mixing protein with water and adding easily digestible carbs like matodextrin is ideally; the perfect shake.