Weight-Loss Protein on days off or cardio days. Help needed!

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kakutzi

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Hi there,
I have been on a journey of weight loss, mainly through cardio as had shoulder surgery last year which prevented me from doing a lot of upper body resistance/weights. However shoulder is strengthening now, and im starting to be more serious about weights and toning/sculpting my body and building muscle now a lot of the fat has gone.

I am now including whey protein shakes in my diet. I am fine with when to take them on the days i do weight training, but need some advice on the days i do not.
On days i just do cardio, do i still need to be having protein shakes? If so, when and how much compared to days i train?

What about days off? Do these days need less protein?

Any help would be appreciated :willy_nilly:
 
Hey,

I don't mean to be a debbie downer, but using whey protein to bulk up and get more protein is unnecessary. We get enough protein naturally. Are you a vegetarian? Great sources of protein can be: eggs, rice and beans, plain greek yogurt, almonds, quinoa, etc. Supplements, whey protein, all those things are gimmicks. They aren't even regulated by the FDA. A firm does not have to provide FDA with the evidence it relies on to substantiate safety or effectiveness before or after it markets its products.


Protein is a good thing to include after workouts because it helps repairing muscle tissue. Hope I didn't burst any bubble :).
 
Hi there,

Not bursting my bubble at all :) I am getting most of my protein through food, was just having protein shake after training if i didnt have time to get home and make protein filled meal, or hadnt pre prepared something. I do agree with you.

My question is tho... Do i need as much protein on my rest days and pure cardio days as i do on the days i do weights?

Please.... need as much feedback/info/advice as possible...

Thanks in advance....
 
I'd say on off days you can stick to just eating the normal amount of protein. keep the shakes for the days that you use the muscles the most :).
 
a good way to tone and gain muscle is on the days you are doing weights to eat some carbs after wards. You will notice a great difference..
 
Lots of protein is good for your body even when you don't work out. On days off, be sure to get at least 4 servings of lean, healthy proteins. However, I think you should get most of your protein from natural sources so that your body can get lots of other nutrients as well! Eat whole foods as often as possible and skip the shakes most of the time.
 
kakutzi said:
My question is tho... Do i need as much protein on my rest days and pure cardio days as i do on the days i do weights?
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You don't 'need' to, but the answer is you should. The body takes days to recover from a proper resistance workout. having a good amino supply to build muscle tissue all the time is a benefit.
 
TheyCallMeRed said:
Hey,

I don't mean to be a debbie downer, but using whey protein to bulk up and get more protein is unnecessary. We get enough protein naturally. Are you a vegetarian? Great sources of protein can be: eggs, rice and beans, plain greek yogurt, almonds, quinoa, etc. Supplements, whey protein, all those things are gimmicks. They aren't even regulated by the FDA. A firm does not have to provide FDA with the evidence it relies on to substantiate safety or effectiveness before or after it markets its products.


Protein is a good thing to include after workouts because it helps repairing muscle tissue. Hope I didn't burst any bubble :).
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They are not gimmicks. Some are (many thermogenics) but not all. Supplements aid with many things. Being dietary they will most likely not be regulated by fda (do research on the types of things they do regulate, I am not going to explain). There have been MANY MANY cases on protein supplementation, protein synthesis, times in which you should take supplements (typically right before and after workout) etc... etc... Pubmed is a great place to start to look for case studies, it is not hard to find evidence.

Regardless it seems the recommended dose of protein for building AND maintaining (cardio days as well)purposes is 1-1.5grams your lean body weight everyday. This is easy to do with food yes...even easier with supplementation (convenience sake). My favorite is iso100 being that is 90% protein (1 carb, 0 sugar). Will you lose muscle if you don't? Short term:no, Overtime (after memory muscle and newbie gains): yes.
 
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