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I am trying to figure out which post-workout protein supplement (in addition to the casein I have before going to sleep) to take for the remainder of the offseason. Towards the end of last season, I started to feel weak and pretty spent, so I'm trying to put on as much mass as possible going in, without sacrificing my speed and quickness. I'm about 5'8" and a relatively lean 168 or so. Knowing that, is this still an appropriate strategy?
I was kind of deciding between Muscle Milk or Monster Milk (which I have been taking for the last 2 months, and have seen somewhat decent gains). If you don't recommend these for me, then any other suggestions would be very helpful! Also, I'm lactose intolerant which complicates things.
Thanks!
Honestly I’m lactose intolerant as well and I’ve found the following post workout mix (which may be a tad bit more time consuming than just throwing Muscle Milk in your shaker) to be the most effective shake I’ve ever had.
Basically you’ll want to combine 2 scoops of Hydrowhey (which is completely lactose free) with half a scoop of casein, 1-2 scoops of glycomaize (to give you the fast digesting carbs needed to spike your insulin and shuttle the protein and amino acids to your muscle tissue) and 5 grams of creatine. Know that sounds confusing but recent studies have shown blended shakes to be more effective post-workout than straight whey products. Additionally this combination will be much better than Muscle Milk or Monster Milk after workouts, both of which were designed to be meal replacements, not post-lift shakes (as you can tell from the fat content, etc).
So that’s your offseason. Lift hard, eat as much as you can after workouts and you should be able to put on a solid 10-15 without losing any of your speed (believe it or not I ran 7.2 at 215 and a 6.7 at 240 senior year so if you’re lifting hard don’t worry about putting on “bad weight”).
In season you’re going to want to take 5-10g of creatine a day and continue with the post lift shake above. But what I found very helpful was taking a scoop of protein (in this case straight hydrowhey) right before game time. The problem in season is that between setup, BP, and then the game you can be on the field for 6 hours without food. The shake before the game will help you feel better throughout and avoid the catabolic state that comes with going extended periods of time without food.
Regardless, really do hope that the above helps, but if you have any further questions, just let me know.