Part of an ongoing study into the impact of drinking milk after heavy weightlifting has found that milk helps exercisers burn more fat. The study by researchers at McMaster University and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was conducted by the Department of Kinesiology’s Exercise Metabolism Research Group, lead by Stuart Phillips.

The study by researchers at McMaster University and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was conducted by the Department of Kinesiology’s Exercise Metabolism Research Group, lead by Stuart Phillips.

The researchers took three groups of young men 18 to 30 years of age — 56 in total — and put them through a rigorous, five-day-per-week weightlifting program over a 12-week period. Following their workouts, study participants drank either two cups of skim milk, a soy beverage with equivalent amounts of protein and energy, or a carbohydrate beverage with an equivalent amount of energy, which was roughly the same as drinking 600 to 700 milliliters of a typical sports drink. Read the full article »

The point raised in the article is nothing new and highlights the importance of including milk in your weight gaining diet post workout. Drinking protein milk shakes is a great way to include protein and milk in your diet, which is not only beneficial for muscle gain but offers many other positive health benefits. For guidance on how often to drink protein milkshakes, read the sample weight gain diet which helped me gain 48lbs whilst maintaining a body fat percentage of about 10% which I am very happy with.

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