Casein and other supplements
As a notoriously hard gainer, I have tried a variety of muscle-building products in my lifetime. I don’t claim to be an expert in the field, and don’t even claim to know any one product better than any other. What I do know is what works on my body and what doesn’t. Casein works. Other protein supplements do not.
Why this is so is a baffling mystery to me. I use whey and casein protein from the same company. By virtue of this, I think I have effectively ruled out any significant variation in the manufacturing process. By the same rationale, I believe this eliminates any difference in quality. The amount of each that I consume is the same, as is the time of day and the beverage with which I mix the ingredient (fat-free organic milk in both cases). So why does casein work and whey not?
Could it be the slow-digesting properties of casein? That may be, but I find it incredibly hard to believe. Why would the rate of digestion have that signficant an impact? To me, that explanation makes no rational sense. Yet, as Sherlock Holmes was so fond of pointing out, "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever else remains, however improbable, must be the truth." I believe I have ruled out every other possibilty. Therefore, I am left with the sole fact that casein is slower-digesting than whey, and this, therefore, must be why I can gain muscle using casein.
Has anyone else experienced this, or am I the only nut job on the planet holding this cockamamie theory? Enquiring minds want to know. If anyone has a comment or thought on this, please let me know.
