don’t waste your money doing that high grade whey with casein, because the casein will, most likely, slow the digestion/absorption of the otherwise fast-acting whey.

Now I’m not saying this is totally the case, but the point to buying a hydrolyzed protein is that it’s fast-acting, so you want it by itself (or with carbs), not with a slow protein.

Instead, go with whey isolate (which tastes better anyway) mixed with casein. this gives you both fast (whey) and slow (casein).

save the high grade (fast-acting) proteins for para-workout only. And even in that case, opt for PeptoPro over high grade, hydrolyzed whey, it tastes much better and has a smaller molecular weight (which means faster absorption).

hope that helps.

Dr Clay

a protein supplement (protein powder) is only superior when used para-workout (around workout; pre, during, or post). that’s because at this time, getting amino acids into the muscle as quickly as possible is (typically) beneficial para-workout. And that’s where a fast-acting whey comes in to play, or a hydrolyzed protein.

but for regular meals, a protein supplement is just that – a ‘supplement’ for protein that you could eat, like chicken, fish, beef, etc.

hope that helps clarify the right use of protein supplements a bit.

Assuming I was organised enough to have whole food protien ready to go all of the time, would I need to buy any of thease meal replacement protien powders at all? Are they sometimes better than whole meats and egg whites?