Kami Wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but whey protein is absorbed quicker, making it great for use right before, after or during a work out. Creatine takes longer to be absorbed and so for example it's great for use before sleeping, so your body has something to fuel recovery during that time.
Kami my old friend... fail. lol j/k
Forget the whole 'whey' thing. Whey is juts a type of Protein. EVRYONE needs Protein to gain muscle. FACT. Whey is a type of protein that is regarded as the best because it doens't focus on taste is is very quickly absorbed by your system.
Protein should be taken at EVERY meal. Protein should eb taken RIGHT after a work out because your muscles are starving for nurishment. The protein is absorbed very fast.
creatine shoudl be taken BEFORE your work out. That way your muscles are ebign fueled with Excess creatine AS you work out. Takeing it before you go to sleep... is a waste. In fact you will GAIN wait. Especially if you take a MonoHydrate.
Some post work otu recovery powders have small amounts of Creatine CE in them... for example Cellmass like I take. But it's meant to be taken immidiatly following your work out. Not before you go to sleep.
The only thing you should take before you go to sleep is a testosterone enhancement like Novadex. Other than that... Sleep is when your body recovers the most.
Also I forgot to mention ...don't take protein DURING a work out. Take it before or after...or both. Depending how many meals you have and what number of Grams your trying to get to at the end of your day.