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Old 07-01-2008, 10:15 AM
Andrew.cook Andrew.cook is offline
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Lactose intolerant? I am... still manage to plow through close to 8 gallons of milk a week. Some of it CHOCOLATE milk ... shhhh, don't tell

The problem with the whole "digestion time" thing is that once again, it is great in a lab, but it doesn't really work in real life. No food is JUST this or JUST that. Even things like ramping up the nervous system will shut down digestion rates. If you are training like hell, your body goes into fight or flight mode. In this state your blood and all of the body functions are turned towards your muscles. But eating and sleeping is a totally different thing. Parasympathetic vs sympathetic nervous system. Anyway, it doesn't flip back and forth like a light switch. It takes time for your body to decide the "fight" is over and that it is safe to think about fun... like sex or food or sleep. So that will goof up digestion too. All these food studies look mighty fine on paper, but I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that it is VERY hard to replicate the results in a normal day.

Anywho, milk is good stuff. Should be easier to get down than a hunk of beef jerky or a burger right after a workout. I'm also a big fan of peanutbutter. I rarely do the jelly thing, but honey on occasion. Good old fashioned nutrient dense foods!
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