Is It An Outdated Plan To Drink Whole Milk To Improve Muscle Size?
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Milk. Good or Bad? Yay or Nay? Friend or Foe? The easy answer is – it depends. Let’s take a look at what affects whether milk will be good or bad for you.Let us have a discussion about milk and muscle building.
Milk is a widely popular ingredient for building huge muscles. If you haven’t heard of it, some veteran body builders even say that squats and milk will be all you’ll need. For the most part, they’re correct. Milk has quality calories which the skinny person can use to gain mass. Even skim milk has some extra protein in it. There’s 110 calories in a glass of skim milk. So if trying to pack on some mass and you want to take in 2000 extra calories throughout the day, drinking milk can get you on your way. If you’re not the type to store fat right away, milk is definitely for you.
The other instance that you might consider it is just for overall fitness. If you’re not into all of those pre-mixed post-workout drinks or shakes, then milk is something you can incorporate into your post workout diet plan. It’s very sugary and if we’re talking about skim milk in particular, because the fat content is lower, the glycemic index is higher. The glycemic index is a measure of how quickly the sugars in a given food or drink will affect your insulin levels. A high glycemic index means it will spike your insulin levels and for post-workout, that’s very good. It creates an environment suitable for storage and so all of the proteins and other nutrients you’re taking in post-workout are going to be shuttled a little bit more directly into your muscles where you need them and help offset some of the micro-trauma you’ve created during the course of your workout.
What about those individuals who actually want to lose weight? The simple answer is, don’t drink milk. Though it may not taste like it, milk contains a lot of sugar. Unskimmed milk contains a lot of saturated animal fats which you definitely don’t want entering your body. As mentioned earlier, milk is a high-calorie liquid. You don’t want to drink your calories if you’re trying to lose fat. Skim milk, having a high glycemic index as mentioned earlier, will definitely increase your insulin to levels which you don’t want while trying to lose weight. The only time you can drink skim milk is before or after a workout, otherwise, you’re just creating insulin and a storage-oriented mode for your body, which will translate to more fat stored as well.
Another way to still enjoy milk while trying to shed pounds is to look for a good substitute which fits your taste. For example, there’s almond milk, which isn’t dairy in nature. If you haven’t tried it, it’s actually not bad tasting. You can get them unsweetened and low-fat. It’s only 40 calories per serving, roughly 1/3 of the calories in milk. If you’re used to regular milk, try almond milk or a similar substitute instead. You’re cutting down on your calories and sugar. So it could be a good idea to drink milk for muscle mass?
To summarize, the two times to drink milk is if you are either trying to gain weight or for post workout. Look for a low-calorie substitute if you don’t fall under either of those two categories.
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