Comments on: Scientists Say This Is The Best Breakfast For Building Muscle

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:44:27 +0000

In reply to Matthew G Vuyakovich. @Matthew. I've always preferred MyProtein actually. The quality is tested. The price is just a bonus for me personally.

By: Matthew G Vuyakovich

Matthew G Vuyakovich — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:31:44 +0000

Mark, do you prefer my protein over gold standard now? Is it merely because of price or were you also turned off when GS started adding artificial sweeteners to their protein. I’ve used GS for years (chocolate coconut) but it tastes sweeter since adding artificial sweeteners to their line. Now you can get a natural line but it is more money and not sweet enough….thoughts?

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:10:05 +0000

I’d really like to hear everyone’s experience with this in a month or two. I’ve always believed breakfast to be so important…I mean your body has been without fuel for 10 hours. I’ve always pounded about 1000 calories in a well rounded meal…but will have to try this. I love the idea of higher GH. I know when I do interval training I get RIPPED from the GH release. IF we can get it from breakfast, bring it on.

Mark, please follow up on this if you can with your readers in a month or two for some further evidence.

Thanks so much!!

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:17:36 +0000

In reply to Rein. @Rein. It was revised and updated with new research today 13th Sep 2017.

By: Rein

Rein — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:48:34 +0000

Hoi Mark, how old is this article? The respons is march 2012? Groet Rein from Holland.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:20:33 +0000

@Sunil. No you don’t need protein every 3 hours in reality. See this article I wrote about just that including absorption times…
https://musclehack.com/how-much-protein-can-the-body-absorb-in-one-sitting/

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:05:28 +0000

If you’re training first thing in the morning I would have a shake before, 1 immediately after, then a complete meal 1-2hrs later.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:00:26 +0000

Does it matter that it was soy? No I don’t think so. It’s the same amino acids at the end of the day. I don’t recommend anyone take too much soy, so use whey protein instead.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:59:14 +0000

Ok, let me say this first. The only thing that you can take from this is this: test it! Trial it and see how you get on. Give it at least a month to see how your strength and size progresses as compared with the previous month.Try 50g protein first thing in the morning.

By: JaSoN

JaSoN — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:04:21 +0000

Gees!! you guys are going to have a heart attack worrying about all the fine details on when to take your protein (worrying/stress=cortisal) if this happens then it doesnt matter when you take your damn protein cause cortisal will eat away at your muscles. experts say this and that, use it as a guide line and test it for yourself, with bodybuilding you need patience, when I have whey stocked then i take it first thing in the morning, sometimes i cant afford it and go a month without it and just eat solid protein. I don’t loose anything in the procces and I am an ectomorph/hardgainer.

By: ferncrest

ferncrest — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:32:45 +0000

I can’t eat dairy, therefore whey tears my stomach up, so what other protein would be good to drink?

By: Sunil

Sunil — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:10:55 +0000

Some expert says take 20 gram of whey protein every 3 hours while other expert says take it after 4-6 hours

https://markyoungtrainingsystems.com/2009/04/protein-after-exercise-an-interview-with-dan-moore/

https://www.exercisebiology.com/index.php/site/articles/should_you_eat_protein_every_2-3_hours_for_muscle_growth/

By: Sunil

Sunil — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:12 +0000

Dear Mark,

I have lot of confusion,i have gone through lot of website and blogs where different experts say different regarding “when to take whey protein before or after workout”

Some expert says take 15 gram before and 15 gram after workout,while some expert says take it only after the workout,we are confuse..

Some expert says whey protein + carb + creatine + leucine build muscles while other expert says whey protein + carb + creatine + glutamine build muscles while other expert say take the whey protein within the workout.

How much time the whey protein take to get into the blood stream?some expert says 45 minutes to 1 hour before workout..

It would be grate if you experts get together and come to the final conclusion….

By: Mike Huber

Mike Huber — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:23:15 +0000

Mark,
I thought it was the 7-8 hours of sleep helping me…….. Must be the protein also!! I have 1 scoop of O.N. Whey protein w/water every morning. And, it is at least 45min. to 1 hour before I eat breakfast, which is 2-3 hard boiled eggs and 4 pieces of turkey bacon. Like I mentioned last article, I have seen some Good Gains in muscle size over the last six months!! Excellent Article Mark!!!
…And yes it IS Muscle Growth to the nay sayers….My body fat % is staying the same and I still have veins sticking out all over!!

By: AK

AK — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:03:20 +0000

I enjoy the taste of Optimum Nutrition’s Gold Standard Whey. However, I find it tastes even better when mixed milk. I don’t drink cow’s milk because it doesn’t agree with. But I do mix it with almond milk. However, I’m debating whether to switch to coconut milk. In your opinion, will mixing whey with either almond milk or coconut milk, assuming they have no added sweeteners, impact the growth hormone boost?

By: Goran

Goran — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:46:56 +0000

Study mentions Soy Protein, is there a reason they used soy in particular, and have they tested whey and other proteins, maybe its something in the soy element about the soy protein that triggers the elevated GH, it would be awesome if they did a study with other types of protein, mainly because soy unless properly fermented contains a lot of Estrogen, and wed all rather have pecks and not man boobs!

I usually skip breakfast so i will be testing this out with whay protein regardles!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:19:30 +0000

The protein I’m using has a bit of carbs in it, that shouldn’t present a problem should it?
Thanks

By: gus

gus — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:31:24 +0000

How did they measure their GH levels? GH only can only be measured at night when you are sleeping. The only tests you can run in the day are for your IGF-1 levels.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:30:18 +0000

It also would have been nice if they added a “4th subject” that only consumed protein and fat and no carbs.. How would this have impacted the results?

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:27:44 +0000

I appreciate the article, but it has caused some confusion. Mark you preach to eat those egg yolks, of which I eat a 5 full egg omlete every morning. Just to clarify, I should skip the big protein / fat breakfast and go with a protein shake or just egg whites? Do you generally eat your egg yolks later in the day? After drinking my protein shake and eating some egg whites, how long should I wait to consume some fat? Should I be skipping my breakfast? Thanks…

By: Pip

Pip — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:23:37 +0000

Hi Mark,

I’ve been reading your articles with interest for some time and they have been excellent, especially with regards to the training tips you dish out

However, I feel that it is too much of a leap to use this study as proof that protein alone will raise GH. As mentioned by John A Davis the study was based on soy protein and not whey protein as you recommended. Also, the study was conducted on a small sample group of 6 women, hence the results of the study may not be applicable to the general population. The results would be way more reliable if the study was replicated in a large group. Also, there are likely to be significant differences in the results if the study were conducted on a group which had both males and females instead,

The study design also leaves much to be desired as several design biases present cast the validity of the results into doubt. This is also the first such study which has been conducted, hence there are no other studies which can corroborate with the findings stated.

I have presented just a few of my thoughts on this study, I hope Mark that yourself and other readers will be able to cast a more critical eye on such studies and consider them in their entirety before trusting in their results

By: Ikram

Ikram — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:44:06 +0000

I also thought u needed some carbs, even a small amount to aid your workouts?

By: Ren

Ren — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:26:16 +0000

Is there a certain amount of protein required to harness this growth hormone through protein consumption? Above/under 50?

By: sly

sly — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:33:26 +0000

Can you drink some BCAA, for example XTEND? It is much quicker (in your blood) than whey. Will it work?

By: JC

JC — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:30:57 +0000

What the heck is a placebo in a study like this? For medicines it’d be a sugar pill or saline injection, but how do you placebo a meal? Did they eat something they can’t actually digest, fast, eat just carbs? I couldn’t get the full PDF text to load.