I'm positive that I'm not getting the amount of protein I need in a day through foods. I'm trying to cut fat and tone myself up some. I'm eating around 1500 calories a day puting as much protein in there as possible, but I usually don't get enough. Should I be drinking my protein shakes before or after my workout? And on that, how long before/after? I am currentliy 16 years old, and weigh 150lbs.
Mmm Protein!
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I'm 5'10. I still feel like I need to cut some fat, then again I've dropped about 50lbs in about 1 1/2 years... probably just some excess skin but I still feel I should tone it up some. Nothing but protein in the protein shakes I drink. I usually eat a bowl of cereal in the morning, wait about an hour, and then workout. After the workout I wait about 45m - 1h and then have a nice meal (i try to keep the protein up) and I take a multivitamin. I haven't got set times yet for my protein shakes. I've taken them before a workout before, and sometimes after. I don't really know when I should be taking them which is why I'm here. Should I not be drinking protein shakes if I'm trying to cut fat?
Mico said:
Either way you should taking in the whey shakes around your workout. But you need carbs too!! You should pick up some gatorade powder for your carbs.
Drink (roughly): 15 (most likely 20) grams of protein, 45 grams of carbohydrate (high-glycemic like maltodextrin or dextrose) in 12 ounces of water--half 5 to 15 minutes before your workout, and the rest evenly divided every 15-20 minutes of your workout.
So just do the math and figure out how much gatorade powder and whey you need.
Also have you ever taken creatine? That is another thing you should look at.
Instead of cutting fat, you should be lifting weights. Fill out with some muscle.
Let me know if you have any questions.
I am lifting weights. I am just doing low weight, high reps to tone. Is there any way to check my BF% without having to spend 20$ on those little measure thingies (I have no idea the name)? I heard somewhere that It's bad to intake anything other than water during a workout, is this not true? Also, thanks for the advice on the protein shakes 
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.Mico said:I am lifting weights. I am just doing low weight, high reps to tone. Is there any way to check my BF% without having to spend 20$ on those little measure thingies (I have no idea the name)? I heard somewhere that It's bad to intake anything other than water during a workout, is this not true? Also, thanks for the advice on the protein shakes
Not true, you should be doing a whey/carb mix like I stated above.
Whats your set/rep setup?
Do you have a set workout, if so post it.
I'm trying to keep this as my workout, it changes gradually though as I see fit, haha.
Monday - Back/Biceps/abs
Back-Still working on figuring out decent back exercises that I can do with freeweights, but the exercises i DO use are 12-15 reps, and I do around 8 sets total.
Biceps - Barbel Curls 15x3 should length curls, 15x3 outer curls, 15x3 inner curls.
Abs - 4 different ab excercies.
Tuesday - Jog 2.4miles, ab exercises (about 6 sets, different things)
Wednesday - Chest/Tricep
Chest - Flatbench 15x3, Incline bench 15x3, butterflys 10x3
Tricep - 1 set of dips, 15x3 skullcrushers.
Thurseday - Same as Tuesday
Friday - Shoulders/legs
Legs - Lunges 15x4 (2 sets with each leg) (want to do deadlifts/squats but I can't because I'm in my garage when i workout, and I'm afraid to ruin the ground from deadlifts, and nothing to hold the weights for squats).
shoulders - Arnold press 15x4, Lateral Raise 15x4.
Saturday - Same as Thurseday.
Sunday - Rest
Not all of my workout is written in stone yet, I'm still working on making things more comfortable/trying new workouts, and I have been changing it up for about a year now.
Monday - Back/Biceps/abs
Back-Still working on figuring out decent back exercises that I can do with freeweights, but the exercises i DO use are 12-15 reps, and I do around 8 sets total.
Biceps - Barbel Curls 15x3 should length curls, 15x3 outer curls, 15x3 inner curls.
Abs - 4 different ab excercies.
Tuesday - Jog 2.4miles, ab exercises (about 6 sets, different things)
Wednesday - Chest/Tricep
Chest - Flatbench 15x3, Incline bench 15x3, butterflys 10x3
Tricep - 1 set of dips, 15x3 skullcrushers.
Thurseday - Same as Tuesday
Friday - Shoulders/legs
Legs - Lunges 15x4 (2 sets with each leg) (want to do deadlifts/squats but I can't because I'm in my garage when i workout, and I'm afraid to ruin the ground from deadlifts, and nothing to hold the weights for squats).
shoulders - Arnold press 15x4, Lateral Raise 15x4.
Saturday - Same as Thurseday.
Sunday - Rest
Not all of my workout is written in stone yet, I'm still working on making things more comfortable/trying new workouts, and I have been changing it up for about a year now.