ON - Vanilla Ice cream I usually use a scoop and a half in the morning, and a scoop or two after a work out
I've got about four or five different jugs on the go: Champion Nutrition Whey - Vanilla SixStar Whey - Chocolate Muscle Milk - Blueberry (or something along those lines) Champion Nutrition - Cookies & Cream Designer Whey - Orange Cream Depends on how much I'm working out. When I'm working out hard, and lifting alot, I'll have one or two scoops two or three times a day. On weeks that are more lax at the gym, maybe one or two scoops once a day...
I pick up something new pretty much everytime I half empty a jug. That way, I've got lots of variety as far as flavors go. I'm planning on trying Syntha 6 in the near future, and I also want to pick up some more Casein protein, since I just finished off the stuff I had a week or two ago.
I had decent results with casein. Digests slower than whey, so I was mainly taking it right before bedtime to help prevent catabolism through the night.
Weird I was just coming in here to make a post about this, I'm looking to start something like this and wasn't sure what to look at to get into it.
Whey is your best bet for an all around protein. Good absorption, and most widely available. You don't need to go uber expensive, but don't get the cheapest stuff on the shelf. The cheap stuff usually mixes really poorly. Definitely get yourself some protein powder though.
A friend suggest http://www.sndcanada.com/ and I was looking at a 5lb jar of the ON - Chocolate stuff, any of you guys try that?
Ya I know, but casein has calcium in it, which offsets the effects of ZMA, so its one or the other basically
Ya I was there a week ago for something else, saw it, picked it up for the club, will be back once mine runs out.
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I dont know much about this powder shit... but is all that protein really necessary? are there any potential negative health consequences to consuming such high levels of protein??
You dont "need" to take anything, however it helps a person who wants to gain muscle. Side effects, as long as you're healthy, you should have no problems. Its probably the most common supplement athletes use.
The way I understand it is taking a protein shake gives your body what it needs to rebuild the muscles you tear while workng out without all the calories / junk that you would intake eating food to do the same.
Protein allows your body to recover better and faster after workouts. Supplementing lets you increase your protein intake quicker, more conveiniently, and more effectively then through normal eating. Anyone that actually works out on a regular basis can probably benefit from a protein powder. Quicker recovery, less muscle soreness, and better gains. Obviously you need "real" food too but a few servings of powder a day won't hurt you.
^^^^^ What he said. But you'd have to be taking A LOT of protein powder for kidney issues to pop up. I've been as high as 3-5 servings a day for a few months at a time, and have never had any issues whatsoever...
It sounds like you also do the balanced diet thing, and don't necessarily overdo it. I do wonder about people who consume really high levels of it, and also have a really high-in-protein diet. Do you ever get piss tested at your doctor, looking for keytones and shiznit?
yea that's what they recomend, but I weigh 200 lbs and prolly 180-185 lean body weight so I need 180 grams of protein a day, buh..... I take gold standard whey double rich chocolate I usually make a shake with skim milk for breakfast with some banana/strawberries and one after workouts and also sometimes once befor going to bed mixed with oatmeal so it digests slowly while I sleep.
