If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
it depends if you further need to supplement your protein intake for the day.
drinking a protein shake is basically a more convenient form of cooking up a chicken breast. If you've gotten into eating 6 small meals a day yet, making some of these liquid meals is convenient. But, if you have the time to cook real protein rich meals, then do so by all means.
it just depends on how many grams of protein you are shooting for in a day and how many are already in everyday diet.
Normally i just have them right after a workout, but should i be taking them more then once a day?
It depends on what your desired daily protein intake is, and if you're reaching that without supplementing. Having said that, taking a few servings of whey protein per day is not going to be harmful seeing as how there are not that many calories in each serving (plus you get aminos in your whey).
Right after a workout is a good time, but make sure you get enough carbs right after as well. Your body needs good carbs post workout to help you recover. Before bed is a good time, since your muscles will be doing repair work while you sleep. Plus, if you take it with milk you'll get some casein protein as well which digests slower than whey protein does.
__________________
And I hear your voice say "My child, I will pick up the pieces."
Posts: 1,033
Casino Cash: $11783
Sportbike: A high strung, old POS.
Quote:
Originally Posted by deftones156
It depends on what your desired daily protein intake is, and if you're reaching that without supplementing. Having said that, taking a few servings of whey protein per day is not going to be harmful seeing as how there are not that many calories in each serving (plus you get aminos in your whey).
Right after a workout is a good time, but make sure you get enough carbs right after as well. Your body needs good carbs post workout to help you recover. Before bed is a good time, since your muscles will be doing repair work while you sleep. Plus, if you take it with milk you'll get some casein protein as well which digests slower than whey protein does.
+1
__________________
H.K. practice makes perfect and is just an empty parking lot away
Quote:
Originally Posted by jerome_oneil
Oh, and just for the record, I'd been deployed to Iraq twice before either of you were in middle school. So my ePenis is fucking gigantic.
"The bible teaches us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go" - Galileo.
Posts: 1,033
Casino Cash: $11783
Sportbike: A high strung, old POS.
I've supplemented a few times with protein... usually in the form of meal replacements, since I'm pretty lame about keeping up with a diet and I don't eat like I should (as in amount and times, not types of food taken in). I know I know... bad me.
I would take one shake after workout mixed with some sort of complex carbs (berries, or more often a post workout carb drink.. or make my shake with chocolate milk). I would take another protein shake workout days about 2 hours before bed. This gives the body the stuff it needs to rebuild during the sleep phase.
Personally I took half the recommend servings (so if it's 2 scoops for the nutritional content listed, i'd do 1) for the post workout shake, because I'm mainly wanting the carbs in the shake/meal replacement. And then, the shake before bed I would follow the recommendations (2 scoops if thats what it called for). I used the typical, store bought protein shakes... but more often, a meal replacement shake since it contains a bit more fat and carbs than a straight protein shake.
__________________
H.K. practice makes perfect and is just an empty parking lot away
Quote:
Originally Posted by jerome_oneil
Oh, and just for the record, I'd been deployed to Iraq twice before either of you were in middle school. So my ePenis is fucking gigantic.
"The bible teaches us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go" - Galileo.
A weight gainer is a good form of protein you could get on. Its great to take post workout. If you are looking to put on some muscle mass you want to take in 1.5-2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight. Try to figure out how much you intake in your daily diet and try to supplement the rest. A good weight gainer is BSN True Mass if you decide to get one.
drinking a protein shake is basically a more convenient form of cooking up a chicken breast. If you've gotten into eating 6 small meals a day yet, making some of these liquid meals is convenient. But, if you have the time to cook real protein rich meals, then do so by all means.
That sums it up for me right there. I am currently eating 6 small meals a day, and use my shakes as a meal replacement. My recipe is as follows:
I then split the resulting shake into 2 even portions, and drink 1 between breakfast and lunch and the other one between lunch and dinner (~10A and ~3P, respectively.
I'm a professional trainer and here's my answer....
Active people (you) should have close a little less than 1 gram of protein per pound of their body weight. I'm 190 pounds and I eat 170 grams of protein per day.
The body can only process about 40 grams at a time. The rest is excreted (pissed out). To answer the timing specifically, I recommend 40 grams within 20 minutes after lifting. The rest of it should be spread throughout the day but definitely get some with breakfast and before bed. Another key factor is to get your protein as 'cleanly' as possible. This means, whey protein shakes usually, as opposed to a bar with loads of junk in it to make it tasty. I personally drink Isopure, because I don't do dairy.
Also, anyone I have adhering to the 1gram of protein/lb of body weight I always tell them to drink LOTS of water because big protein consumption is hard on the kidneys if they're not being flushed properly.
Also, anyone I have adhering to the 1gram of protein/lb of body weight I always tell them to drink LOTS of water because big protein consumption is hard on the kidneys if they're not being flushed properly.
I think the water part goes without saying for everyone regardless of diet and exercise. I have noticed that when I drink at least 8-10 cups of water a day (I probably drink more than twice that) I have much more energy, feel better, am more regular, etc...
I think the water part goes without saying for everyone regardless of diet and exercise. I have noticed that when I drink at least 8-10 cups of water a day (I probably drink more than twice that) I have much more energy, feel better, am more regular, etc...
definitely
64 ounces minimum for sedentary individuals per day
double that if you workout
How often should i have protein shakes?
Linear Mode
