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Thanks! I don't take whey before and after, I take whey after lifting and before bed each night.

I would also like to share this with you: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC333231/pdf/jcinvest00645-0194.pdf It pretty clearly shows that on a mixed diet, which is what I'm pursuing (my carbohydrate levels are certainly not ketogenic), water weight loss is not necessarily that pronounced. Water weight loss is…

Thanks! Yes, I am a novice weightlifter. I only started a few months ago. That being said, I've gone from 135 to 190, which I'm happy with. My numbers aren't consistent because I'm still increasing weight almost every time, but I generally do about seven reps at maximum weight. If I can't do it more than five times, I drop…

Casein is just an umbrella term for the proteins found in milk. There is nothing particularly special about casein from a metabolic standpoint, although physiologically, it is digested slowly. This can be good because it releases nitrogen and carbon over hours instead of in a short burst... but that's probably also why…