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Milk. Good or Bad? Yay or Nay? Friend or Foe? Well, milk can be good or bad. Let’s take a look at what affects whether milk will be good or bad for you.Let us talk about milk and muscle building.

Milk is widely regarded as a very important key to building size and strength. Usually, the bigger guys will just tell you that all you need is squats and milk. For the most part, they’re correct. If you’re underweight and are trying to get bigger, milk will definitely help you load up on calories. Even the low fat variety still has a lot of protein. It contains around 110 calories per glass, and this is just the low-fat version. Milk will definitely help you quickly get the extra calories you need throughout the day. If you’re not the type to store fat right away, milk is definitely for you.

The other instance that you might consider it is just for overall fitness. If you don’t buy those whey protein or other post-workout shakes, then milk is a good substitute. Skim milk, with its low fat content, is especially great for its high glycemic index. The glycemic index is a measure of how quickly the sugars in a given food or drink will affect your insulin levels. Foods with high glycemic index stimulate your body to release more insulin and this is great for mass building. The increased level of insulin in the body causes anything you eat during the post-workout phase to quickly be absorbed by your muscles and it immediately increases the rate at which they are repaired and built to be stronger.

What about people who are trying to lose fat? The simple answer is, don’t drink milk. Milk has a lot of sugar in it, even if it doesn’t taste too sweet. Unskimmed milk contains a lot of saturated animal fats which you definitely don’t want entering your body. It’s basically a huge boatload of calories in liquid form. You don’t want to drink your calories if you’re trying to lose fat. Skim milk, having a high glycemic index as mentioned earlier, will definitely increase your insulin to levels which you don’t want while trying to lose weight. If you drink skim milk any time other than immediately before or after a workout, you’re going to get that storage environment in your body talked about earlier which means more stored fat too.

If you’re trying to lose weight and you just can’t live without milk, look for a good substitute. For example, there’s almond milk, which isn’t dairy in nature. It’s actually pretty good if you ever get the chance to try it. You can get them unsweetened and low-fat. It has only around a third of the calories that milk has – that’s 40 calories for almond milk, and 130 calories for cow’s milk. If you’re used to regular milk, try almond milk or a similar substitute instead. Not only do you have less calorie intake, you also cut on sugar and, consequently, insulin. So it could be a good idea to use milk to build muscle volume?

As a final word, the best time for milk is if you’re trying to bulk up, or as a post workout drink. If you’re not doing either of those, then consider trying substitutes which taste good for you.