Protein Shakes

[Zak]

Protein shakes are a waste of money - just eat more protein than you would normally. For instance, after my workout I eat two tins of tuna and some meat.

I took protein shakes for about a year. I stopped taking them about a year ago - and I have seen no difference since I stopped taking them.

[=Sam]

Protein helps aid the recovery of muscles, allowing you to push more weight allowing less time to let your body rest. If you're going to take protein shakes I personally advise to go against whey protein. It makes your stomach bloat and can also make you quite gassy.

Hemp protein is what you're after. Look it up and read as much info as you can, it's worth making the switch.

[AgnesIO]

Protein shakes are a waste of money - just eat more protein than you would normally. For instance, after my workout I eat two tins of tuna and some meat.

I took protein shakes for about a year. I stopped taking them about a year ago - and I have seen no difference since I stopped taking them.

Quite obvious if you can get the protein in your diet then you won't need shakes. The whole point in shakes are to give people an easy source of protein, who may be unable to really get it in their diets. For example, lots of chicken is brilliant - but people may not have the time to cook chicken on a daily basis. I, for example, despise fish - so two tins of tuna wouldn't work for me! OLbviously if you can get the amount of protein you are after in your standard diet, then that is wonderful!

Protein helps aid the recovery of muscles, allowing you to push more weight allowing less time to let your body rest. If you're going to take protein shakes I personally advise to go against whey protein. It makes your stomach bloat and can also make you quite gassy.

Hemp protein is what you're after. Look it up and read as much info as you can, it's worth making the switch.

Indeed it CAN make you bloated, personally I have never had any issue with the whey protein I use from MyProtein. Certain brands are better than others for that, as far as I am aware.

[Ardemax]

i used whey protein, bananana
but if ur gay/girl u can always ask ur bf 2 shoot in ur mouth? LOL

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Well, when I didn't use it, my muscles would ache and remained pulled for a good few days. When I did use it, my muscles were 85% the next day

How accurate is this 85% we're talking about?

I use protein shakes a lot - simply due to the faster tissue repair, making me comfortable the next day! I also seem to work harder in the gym after I have taken a protein shake, but that may well be psychological. Even if it is though, the fact my mindset changes is a benefit and worth doing imo.

Personally I use MyProtein - cheaper than Maximuscle, very strong brand and an awesome array of flavours! The Impact Whey that I use comes in;

• Apple Crumble and Custard
• Banoffee
• Banana
• Chocolate Caramel
• Chocolate Coconut
• Chocolate Nut
• Chocolate Smooth
• Cookies and Cream
• Humbug
• Latte
• Lemon Cheesecake
• Mocha
• Raspberry
• Rhubarb and Custard
• Sticky Toffee Pudding
• Strawberry Cream
• Strawberry Jam Roly Poly
• Summer Fruits
• Toffee
• Vanilla
• Vanilla and Raspberry
• Unflavoured

The link is here; http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutr.../10530943.html

If you do decide to use MyProtein, I would definitely appreciate it if you used my referral code; MP652929

The company does a whole host of other products, but I only use the Impact Whey protein. I have also used their "True Whey" (their premium brand) - but only because it was on offer. Haven't found much difference performance wise between the two!

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£15.09 for flavoured 1KG // £31.59 for flavoured 2.5kg // £57.69 for 5kg - recommend getting 2.5kg, decent value and you'll probably want a different flavour before finishing 5kg! Your can also save a tenner on 5KG if you don't want it flavoured (use flavouring or nesquik lol)

Cheers for that advice. If I buy from that site I will use your code, don't worry

So I should just buy unflavoured whey protein (or whatever) and then add in a few tablespoons of chocolate milkshake mix?

Protein shakes are a waste of money - just eat more protein than you would normally. For instance, after my workout I eat two tins of tuna and some meat.

I took protein shakes for about a year. I stopped taking them about a year ago - and I have seen no difference since I stopped taking them.

Thanks for the advice. I can't really go for a more protein-heavy diet at the moment (I don't cook for myself/I'm a lame cook) and too much fish just grosses me out haha.

Protein helps aid the recovery of muscles, allowing you to push more weight allowing less time to let your body rest. If you're going to take protein shakes I personally advise to go against whey protein. It makes your stomach bloat and can also make you quite gassy.

Hemp protein is what you're after. Look it up and read as much info as you can, it's worth making the switch.

Is it cheaper than whey?

Anyways +rep for all the helpful posts, mwah x

[AgnesIO]

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How accurate is this 85% we're talking about?



Cheers for that advice. If I buy from that site I will use your code, don't worry

So I should just buy unflavoured whey protein (or whatever) and then add in a few tablespoons of chocolate milkshake mix?



Thanks for the advice. I can't really go for a more protein-heavy diet at the moment (I don't cook for myself/I'm a lame cook) and too much fish just grosses me out haha.



Is it cheaper than whey?

Anyways +rep for all the helpful posts, mwah x

Personally I buy flavoured, since I just imagine it to be best that way. However, I know people do buy the shakes and put in their own flavour and say it is great. Only danger is making it powder'y' - you can buy flavour drops from MyProtein too. You can buy samples for 99p here: http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutr.../10529583.html (which is one 25g serving; ie. 20g ish of protein). Only 10-15 flavours are available as samples, but one of them is unflavoured so you could try it first - I actually know a few people who say unflavoured tastes really good - but I cannot vouch for that haha.

[e5]

How accurate is this 85% we're talking about?

Like literally, they'd be pretty much recovered and I wouldn't feel any pulls, would just take an extra day to feel no pain at all

[Describe]

You'll see little to no difference if you don't combine your shakes with a healthy diet and a strong gym routine.

I recently used MyProtein to buy creatine and I saw a difference in my body just by doing an average workout routine in my bedroom. I picked up 908g of SCI-MX Banana Ultragen Whey Protein and continued doing your average workout of push ups etc and again saw a little difference. I have Crohn's disease and I wanted to make sure my body could handle creatine and whey protein because I just wasn't too sure.

Now having finished both courses without a hitch I can start combining creatine and whey protein alongside a healthy diet and a gym routine, once I get a job and get the cash to do so that is!

Give http://www.bulkpowders.co.uk a look, they supply one of the highest rated Whey Protein Isolates (unflavored is a choice) and a lot more supplements that are cheap but effective.

With MyProtein I reckon you're paying more for a brand name..

[Soy]

After bodybuilding for about 6 years now i've only come to realize over the last two years how important nutrition is..

Protein Shakes are great because they are a diet supplement. They are not some miracle steroid that is going to work over night, or even a month or year. Whats great about them is:

. Relatively cheap source of protein
. Flavours
. High protein with a decent amino acid profile (ones which have added BCAA's) with low carbs/ fats.
. Fit into any diet
. Really quick to serve


I know alot of people bigger than me who don't have whey protein as a staple in their diet, at the end of the day its not vital, if you prefer eating proteins rather than drinking them then just eat some lean chicken etc.

Think of protein as a food supplement not necessarily a lone supplement with direct effects.
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[Zak]

Like @Marketing; I also used to buy my protein shakes from MyProtein, it's a good site.

I recommend.

[AgnesIO]

After bodybuilding for about 6 years now i've only come to realize over the last two years how important nutrition is..

Protein Shakes are great because they are a diet supplement. They are not some miracle steroid that is going to work over night, or even a month or year. Whats great about them is:

. Relatively cheap source of protein
. Flavours
. High protein with a decent amino acid profile (ones which have added BCAA's) with low carbs/ fats.
. Fit into any diet
. Really quick to serve


I know alot of people bigger than me who don't have whey protein as a staple in their diet, at the end of the day its not vital, if you prefer eating proteins rather than drinking them then just eat some lean chicken etc.

Think of protein as a food supplement not necessarily a lone supplement with direct effects.
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Took you four years to realise the importance of nutrition? :S

Isn't it common knowledge they are a supplement - if you want muscle gains replacing food is no good - got to add food (unless the person is already eating far too much - whether it is good or bad food).