Originally Posted by lattin1
Chocolate Milk?!!? Maybe I'm missing something here but that sounds like a horrible thing to drink post workout. First off, the protein in milk (casein) digests very slowly so when you get done with a ride and your body is screaming for protein to repair damaged muscle tissue the last thing you want to do is eat/drink a protein that takes longer to digest.
How long do you think the repair process takes? I've heard most muscle repair takes place overnight while we're sleeping, so speed of protein intake wouldn't seem to be all that critical.
Can you cite any sources regarding the need for "faster" proteins vs. slower one? Or, for the assertion that our bodies are "screaming for protein"?