Protein shakes
- Thread starter Beaver
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Shed loads of fat though, which may be fine depending on your diet, but does really pack the kcals in, although nice to snack on. Roasted ones which you normally buy from shops are even worse and have loads of salt in.
Cheapest way to get protein is to buy the unflavoured whey from somewhere like myprotein.co.uk. I got 10lbs/4.5kg for less then £30, which should last me many months. Another bonus is that you get to mix up the shakes so can change flavour and add other stuff depending on what you feel like.
Cheapest way to get protein is to buy the unflavoured whey from somewhere like myprotein.co.uk. I got 10lbs/4.5kg for less then £30, which should last me many months. Another bonus is that you get to mix up the shakes so can change flavour and add other stuff depending on what you feel like.
Thing is with me im like 17.3 stone . (Lost 3 pounds last week) I do alot of exercise tho and ride like everynite (bike trials) and also go to gym monday/wednesday/friday and i might even go today which is sunday just to get extra hours in. Thing is when my bike is actually fixed I will only go gym monday/friday in my free lesson which is like 9-10:30.
~Beav
~Beav
I've heard that its not that easy to lose weight and gain muscle at the same time, as to put on muscle you need to be eating more kcals then your using, to lose weight you need less. Are you doing any weights when you got to the gym or is it just cardio stuff?
I've only been going a couple of months, was doing weights, then 40 mins cardo, but have decided to seperate the two as cardio after weights is not as good for gaining muscle. Now I just work out till I'm dead and do a gentle 5-10 mins on the bike or crosstrainer to warm down and go out running on other days, which I think is working better for me, but its early days.
Advantage of making up your own shakes is that a lot of the premixed ones have loads of extra kcals in for bodybuilders who are bulking whereas with just the powder you control exactly what goes in them.
I've only been going a couple of months, was doing weights, then 40 mins cardo, but have decided to seperate the two as cardio after weights is not as good for gaining muscle. Now I just work out till I'm dead and do a gentle 5-10 mins on the bike or crosstrainer to warm down and go out running on other days, which I think is working better for me, but its early days.
Advantage of making up your own shakes is that a lot of the premixed ones have loads of extra kcals in for bodybuilders who are bulking whereas with just the powder you control exactly what goes in them.
Since you posted this in the body weight forum, are you doing bodyweight training? You say you are 17 stone but you could also be 17 feet tall. There are nutritional stickies on what to eat when bulking or cutting as well as training programs in the weight lifting section.
Skip the protein shake and drink some chocolate milk. It has the protein and carbs necessary to replenish needed nutrients, and it's a lot less expensive. 
As long as the protein content is the same, it shouldn't matter. Skim vs. whole is really a completely different argument about fat content and calorie intake.
I would definitely recommend taking protein. I found this excellent one on shareitfitness.com
1 serving of vanilla protein powder (28 grams)
12 oz non fat or sugarfree milk
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 banana
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Its so good! Hope you like it as much as I do!:beer2:
1 serving of vanilla protein powder (28 grams)
12 oz non fat or sugarfree milk
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 banana
ice
Its so good! Hope you like it as much as I do!:beer2: