ello you healthy bunch of sexy people.
i've fallen into the habit of going to the gym in the mornings and advice seems to be to get some protein in my belly after exercise... having to drive to work, then shower and stuff before eating breakfast means its usually about an hour between exercising and eating. breakfast is protein rich (eggs) but i'm looking to get some protein in my system sooner.
i've taken a punt on some whey protein from holland and barrat, a general interweb searching suggests a pretty wide range of recommended grams of protein per pound depending on my fitness goals. thing is... i'm not looking to bulk up (hence just whey protein and not carbs as well) but am looking to help build/maintain certain muscles to prevent injury.
any recommendations on how much i should be having? i weigh 85ish KG at the moment and although i'd like to shift some body fat i'm in no rush and would prefer to do that slowly through healthy changes to my normal diet... the gym work i'm doing isnt focussed on resistance training or big weights, more a 80% cardio to 20%light/medium resistance on certain muscle groups if that helps 🙂
thanks for any advice!
[loudspeaker] Step away from the tub. [loudspeaker]
You should be consuming 1 gram of protein per 1 lbs body weight per day.
I recommend [url= http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/impact_whey_protein ]this[/url] because its the highest quality whey you can get, and not full of sugars and other crap.
It cost pretty much double the price if you buy other branded whey isolate.
[loudspeaker] Step away from the tub. [loudspeaker]
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Not convinced it'll do much for you. If it helps suppress appetite and stops you eating crap then great. But that would be the most likely benefit whey might have for you.
i will happily step away from the tub if thats the general advice 🙂
would it do more for me if i were to increase the weighty stuff or is it a bit like powerbalance bands? 😆
Phil - the only time I ever take any supplements is if I have a Very Big weights session and know that I won't get to eat properly (read at all) for >1hr after I've trained.
PLus the H&B stuff will most likely make you fart like crazy on an empty stomach. I've got a tub you can have, if you insist on taking it. At least you won't be wasting your money.
Eat a banana before training and drink some milk after.
its pretty much always over an hour after until i get to eat.... dont read into that as me lookign for reasons to take it, as i said i'll happily give it a miss... but figured there's no harm in entertaining the idea if it could help 🙂
thing is yeti, i dont fart. i'm a gentleman
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EDIT - cheers for the link to the other thread 🙂
and i'm allergic to bananas now 🙁 used to love em but went for a while without eating one and now whenever i try them my mouth swells up! peanut butter is for kids or sex. but never at the same time 😯
Still don't think you need it. You'd be better off having a peanut butter sandwich with the training you're doing.
Right my lunch break's over and I'm on ST(W)rike today. Bye.
I reckon it makes a diffference, if nothing more than killing my apetite after a ride.
100 calories of fat and carb free protein or I'll have demolished a tub of harribo before you can say "Step away from the 5kg tub of harribo you bought from Costco fatty". A 5kg bag of the stuff's lasted me a year eating it that way.
As for how much, I don't count, just try and have 4 portions of protein per day, meat for lunch, meat + pulses for dinner, scrambled eggs for supper. That's about as much protein as I can get into my diet without getting bored or eating pulses for every meal.
p.s. Money off code MP200391 for myprotein.co.uk (hands up, it's a referal thing so I get money off as well).
I'm with TSY on not bothering with it. I tried it for a while, but found chocolate milk was far more effective. You could always try a yoghurt when leaving the gym if its a while til you get a breakfast?
Are you still climbing phil?
mmmmmm i'm liking the chocolate milk idea, i do loooooves me choccy milk!
haven't been climbing since that first session, i seem to be in the habit of injuring my shoulder, recovering, trying riding again only to throw myself into another shoulder!
planning on going again soon though 🙂