Calcium intake and casein

Hi Dr.Jordan thanks for replying my other post, since then I added volume to my workouts and GPP days,I am getting results.

**1:**Casein protein can take up to 8 hours to digest, so if you were to drink 1 liter of milk in the morning (24 grams of casein) when it’s time to have lunch (3-5 hours passed since breakfast) you would be still digesting casein protein, how does that affect the MPS you’re gonna get in lunch? can you even get a MPS because you were never done digesting your food since breakfast, almost like eating without giving a break.

2: Almost no one gets their daily calcium recommendation, in paleo people didn’t have milk to drink and it’s hard to imagine they got their calcium from eating bones or immense amounts of dark greens or a lot of calcium rich seeds, do you guys get your daily calcium recommendation? how can someone with lactose intolerance get enough calcium? do you even need 1000mg of calcium a day since calcium supplements actually cause heart problems, it just seems wrong to get so much calcium, I know about lactase pills to help you digest milk but still I think your body doesn’t produce lactase for a reason , like if someone is allergic to milk how is it possible for him to get calcium?

3: does bone adaptation when lifting weights require calcium for your bones to strengthen? or does it strenghten without the need of calcium? by using something like collagen maybe?

4: I am 17 years old 170cm height 70kg weight %20 body fat currently getting 2600kcal to gain weight do you think it’s enough?

5: I sometimes sweat like hell, and some times not so much even though everything is the same, does it have to do with sodium:water balance? should I get some salt before workout?

6: how does snacks affect the time that is required to activate another MPS? if I were to eat cookies after 2 or 3 hours of breakfast, does it delay the time so I will have to wait another 3-5 hours?

7: what do you eat? can I just please see your diet so I can copy paste to my life (I’ll adjust calories of course)

8: NSAID’s (anti inflammatory drugs like iboprufen or aspirin) effects on muscle hyperthropy is very nuanced, some research says it inhibits muscle growth and some says it has no effect, research is not really good and mostly on elderly people, some research even suggests that NSAID’s increased hyperthropy in elderly and that might be because they already have chronic inflammation. I have Arthritis (we think it’s rheumatoid arthritis but we don’t know for sure) so I was prescribed sulfasalazine (sulfasalazine is a DMARD ( Disease modyfying anti rheumatic drug) it’s not completely anti inflammatory but it still reduces inflammation someway) I am currently not using my medication because it might inhibit my gains, do you guys have any information about the subject? what are the effects?

I have more questions but it’s not about nutrition so I am gonna post those at the training Q/A, last time you said let’s cut the questions to 1 or 2 but I don’t want to do a lot of different posts, I think it’s better to pile them up in a single post instead of lots of freguent posts.

thanks a lot for the help guys.

E,

Thanks for the post. Some answers:

  1. I don’t recommend casein at all. That said, it doesn’t appear to attenuate MPS in any meaningful way. However, I do not think you should manage your nutrition around MPS. It’s a waste of time.

  2. I would not agree that “almost no one” gets their daily calcium recommendation, as the prevalence is ~40-50% across all American adults. Additionally, low serum calcium levels (hypocalcemia) is rare and not typically caused by low dietary intake, but rather medical issues like kidney disease, hypoparathyroidism, genetic disorders, and inflammatory conditions associated with low vitamin D status. The paleo argument is pretty weak here IMO, as many foods “they” would’ve consumed are high in calcium such as seeds, beans, lentils, and some leafy greens. We do not routinely recommend calcium supplementation unless it is medically indicated or in post menopausal women (sometimes).

  3. Your calcium levels are likely fine. What concerns you about it?

  4. Maybe! You’ll know soon enough based on if you gain weight or not.

  5. I do not think you need to worry about this at all. Your body is excellent at regulating this on its own.

  6. Please do not worry about this.

  7. Please do not worry about this.

  8. We did a podcast on NSAIDs (Barbell Medicine Podcast: Ibup - Barbell Medicine Podcast - Apple Podcasts ). We would recommend listening to your doctor for medications. It probably does not affect your training outcomes in any meaningful way.

I am excited that you’re so interested in this stuff, but I would ask that you attempt to find our previous answers to these questions (which have all been answered before) via searching the forum, our podcasts, website, and YouTube channel. Additionally, please limit your future posts to 1 or 2 questions. This is the final time I will mention this :slight_smile:

-Jordan

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Okay Dr.Jordan thank you so much