altered work out and Protien

**lxorl** · 02-12-2003, 11:47 AM

my question is two parts...

first , i altered my work out to allow more time for cardio.... For each day/body part I am now doing 2-3 exercises, but extending the sets to between 4-7 low reps to burn out on the last couple of sets.... when im done the workout, i feel like i could still do a bit more.. But the next day I am nice and sore..... Is the soreness a good indication of progress and response to the change in the work out?

second, i have read this somewhere, but can someone explain the action time on protine sources... what i mean is whey protine is quick acting, so its good right after a work out.... I believe egg whites are slower acting so they are good for bed time... can anyone elaborate on this??

**yellows2k** · 02-12-2003, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by lxorl
my question is two parts...

first , i altered my work out to allow more time for cardio.... For each day/body part I am now doing 2-3 exercises, but extending the sets to between 4-7 low reps to burn out on the last couple of sets.... when im done the workout, i feel like i could still do a bit more.. But the next day I am nice and sore..... Is the soreness a good indication of progress and response to the change in the work out?

second, i have read this somewhere, but can someone explain the action time on protine sources... what i mean is whey protine is quick acting, so its good right after a work out.... I believe egg whites are slower acting so they are good for bed time... can anyone elaborate on this??

Soreness is no indication of progress whatsoever....

**lxorl** · 02-12-2003, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by yellows2k

Soreness is no indication of progress whatsoever....

well if im getting sore, then I am reacting to the change in my routine??? the muscles are getting shocked?

**yellows2k** · 02-12-2003, 01:36 PM

There has already been a thread about this...
Soreness is just acid built up in your muscles...I get sore after every workout and my routines been the same for 4 months...

***BIG TEXAN*** · 02-12-2003, 03:06 PM

He's right, never measure a workout by how sore you are afterward, I forget but yes, egg whites are good before bed because they are slow to digest.

**painintheazz** · 02-12-2003, 06:50 PM

I already answered this guestion on FG for you.

Pain

**saboudian** · 02-12-2003, 07:52 PM

There actually was an article on bodybuilding.com about the times of each protein source it takes to digest. One of the few good articles there. Anyways i beleive whey is approximately 1/2 hour, meat is about 1 1/2-2 1/2 hours, i think eggs were 2-2 1/2 hours and casein(dairy) was at about 3 hours. My #'s maybe slightly off, but that should give you a good rough estimate. Its nice to eat several different types of proteins, that way you get a nice steady stream of protein over the next few hours.