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Originally Posted by terminat
Like Vanity says, simply go to the gym 2-4 times a week and push yourself to the limit - and eat loads of protein. Excessive protein is not dangerous for you, as long as you have below like 800g a day or something stupid/have severe kidney problems.
Whilst most bodybuilding people agree on eating 1g per pound of bodyweight, sometimes I only manage to do about 0.7g per pound in a day. Since a protein shake contains about 30g of protein, with just one or two of them its very easy to reach your quota. Also, foods like tuna are invaluable - a 120g can contains 40g of protein and loads of healthy fats. If you work out and you find you're sore the next day, it means your muscles are screaming out for more protein, without which the gym is absolutely useless! (Btw, I wouldn't eat more than 2g per pound, else your body might store it as fat.)
Also, if you're impatient and want quick results, I'd take creatine before/after exercise along with your shakes - by far the most popular is BSN's No Explode (http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bsn/xplode.html) which I've used myself, and it makes you go considerably further in the gym, think its vegetarian compliant but not sure though.
I've been consuming 100g+ for nearly every day over the last 3 months, and have done intensive free weights at the gym 2-4 times a week - and I've lost fat and gained an entire stone of lean muscle
Yeh, whey protein shakes are ones that release really fast into your bloodstream (i.e. right before/after exercise) whilst casein (milk protein) shakes are released during a 2-8 hour period, which means they're good for having just before bed - allowing your muscles optimum growth in the night.
Don't worry too much about that though - the key is getting protein, whatever type it is. Hope this helps
Whilst most bodybuilding people agree on eating 1g per pound of bodyweight, sometimes I only manage to do about 0.7g per pound in a day. Since a protein shake contains about 30g of protein, with just one or two of them its very easy to reach your quota. Also, foods like tuna are invaluable - a 120g can contains 40g of protein and loads of healthy fats. If you work out and you find you're sore the next day, it means your muscles are screaming out for more protein, without which the gym is absolutely useless! (Btw, I wouldn't eat more than 2g per pound, else your body might store it as fat.)
Also, if you're impatient and want quick results, I'd take creatine before/after exercise along with your shakes - by far the most popular is BSN's No Explode (http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bsn/xplode.html) which I've used myself, and it makes you go considerably further in the gym, think its vegetarian compliant but not sure though.
I've been consuming 100g+ for nearly every day over the last 3 months, and have done intensive free weights at the gym 2-4 times a week - and I've lost fat and gained an entire stone of lean muscle
Yeh, whey protein shakes are ones that release really fast into your bloodstream (i.e. right before/after exercise) whilst casein (milk protein) shakes are released during a 2-8 hour period, which means they're good for having just before bed - allowing your muscles optimum growth in the night.
Don't worry too much about that though - the key is getting protein, whatever type it is. Hope this helps
Thank everyone for their help. For now, can I mix the whey with water in the daytime and milk in the evening for the slow release? Or do I need to buy the casein?
The calorie calculator link has a lot of info. Thanks for the link.
