WHEY PROTEIN

Hello.
 
I just started the gym back on 5-29 of this year. I have been doing the treadmill, and lifting now for 1hr per day. My abs, and arms are sore the day after. I was told to take WHEY PROTEIN 1g per lb of weight. What's the truth behind this? Should I take creatine and protein together? If so how? when? loading on both? I have heard alot about these products, but I want to hear what people from this website say.
 
Don't bash me here. I'm asking questions.

I picked up body fortness whey protein, and I'm going to take 4 shakes threwout the day. 4 shakes 2 scoops in each. It will go like this:

One shake when I wake up.
One shake at lunch before my workout.
One shake after my workout.
One shake before bed.

That's a grand total of 208grams of protein.
That's a good amount sense I'm 250lbs.

My diet is low in protein, so the shakes will help with that until I raise it in my diet. Once I do that I will discrease the number of shakes per day.

FEEDBACK is wanted :)

Daily protein intake can be 1g per pound, not just from whey.  Most of your protein should come from whole foods and the whey shakes should be used after your workouts, and for a meal replacement as needed.

Whey protein shakes should be taken one or two times during the day, three times is alright but it's really pushing it and should only be considered as a last resort.

The times your body is in the highest need of protein is

• Upon wakening
• Post-Workout
• Before bed

Upon wakening because you've went about 6-8 hours without protein, before bed to keep your body in an anabolic state during most of the night (preventing catabolism), post-workout to adequately repair damaged muscle tissue as quickly as possible.

Before bed you'd ideally want some sort of slow releasing proteins - a casein shake or cottage cheese. Muscle milk is good too, but it's not only made up of casein. Post-workout and upon wakening whey in water is ideal.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

Thanks for the helpful information. Should I be taking creatine too? If so when? how much?

5g is all the creatine you need, you'd typically piss out anymore than that.

Creatine post-workout is ideal. Mixing it in your whey protein shake is alright.

What other supplements are you taking? Multi-vitamins are cool.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

I'm taking whey protein 3 times per day. Multi-vitamins once in the morning.

With just that will it help me at all? Or do I have to add creatine to see results? I'm 28lbs over weight.

I was told creatine will make me hold water, and it will look like i'm baloon.

Creatine after my work? Someone talked to me about loading with creatine. I don't understand that. I did pickup CELLTECH creatine from GNC. I haven't used it yet thought. I want to ask questions first. I lift everyday for at least 30mins and most of the time for one hour. I hit the mill for 15mins too.

Most creatine does add to water weight, but there are some forms of creatine that minimizes this - like micronized creatine...the molecules have been micronized in it to make the effect of water weight less significant.

If you're cutting I'd avoid it personally, three protein shakes per day is a little over the edge, but if it's due to time constraints then I would suppose it's alright.

Whey in water upon wakening and post-workout is ideal, especially when cutting. Taking a slow releasing protein is ideal at night too - cottage cheese being a good example.

You're cutting, right?

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

I'm cutting. With the whey protein won't I pack on the lbs in muscle? I want to loose the 28lbs over weight I got. Then reshape what I have.

Supplements are there to supplement your diet. It's an addition. Your diet will determine everything, not protein shakes or any other supplement. The point of protein shakes is for a quick intake of protein when you most need it, not to be your main source of protein. Look at your diet, not your stack, because that's what really matters.

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No, you won't pack on lbs from just protein, in 1 scoop of whey there isn't a significant amount of calories, especially if you mix it with water.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

usually a whey scoop is 25 gms with 24 gms protien ...
so its approx 100 calories

p.s:24x4=96
1 gm of protien =4 calories

Ok heres the deal.

My diet stinks, but I have a family too. I manager a retail store, so I'm working alot. I drink tons of coffee with xcream and tons of sugar. I eat a muffin in the morning, and a nice home cooked dinner.

I need help changing my diet without breaking the bank.

My muscles are looking better sense I have been hitting the gym. You can see the difference, but I want to loose my gut. I can flex my abs, and see them fine. Just like when I flex my arms the muscles look great. What's the right direction to get my muscles looking like their flexed all the time?

Don't bash me.

I take the protein shakes with 2% milk.

Give me a diet to follow to get the results I want. I'm willing to change everything. I just need direction.

Losing your gut will require cutting *odyfat, extremely difficult to do while gaining muscle.

As far as your diet goes, a muffin wouldn't merely *e enough and wouldn't *e a suita*le choice regardless. Eggs/egg whites, oatmeal and a fruit would *e an excellent *reakfast and would *e inexpensive.

Here's something easy for you to go *y.

Meal 1 - Eggs, Oatmeal, Almonds
Meal 2 - protein shake
Meal 3 - chicken, *rown rice, veggies
Meal 4 - Protein *ar, fruit
Meal 5 - fish or chicken, *rown rice, veggies
Meal 6 - Protein shake

You could eliminate one of the meals if you felt it was too much, just make sure you get your shake post-workout. Add a fruit or *anana if you'd like. 

To further advise, are you *ulking or cutting? If your cutting I may need to make some adjustments to that diet.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

Well I want to loose my gut, and gain muscle. I would say gain.

Is the coffee and sugar making my gut?

Meal 1 - Eggs, Oatmeal, Almonds Meal 2 - protein shake
Meal 3 - chicken, *rown rice, veggies
Meal 4 - Protein *ar, fruit
Meal 5 - fish or chicken, *rown rice, veggies
Meal 6 - Protein shake

How much of each meal? What am I looking at? Adding calories, and that's it?

whats the best thing to do now.....gain muscle or lose bodyfat? My bodyfat is:

I'm 28lbs over weight.

I have gotten stronger sense hitting the gym. My muscles look better too. I can punch, and kick the bag at the gym twice as hard.

I work from 6am to 2pm. I normally hit the gym at 3pm or 8pm. So if I follow what your doing to the " T ". How long until I see results?

Also with my job requiring me to keep moving, and have 1 if any breaks. How can I fit in 6 meals per day...well 4 meals. I can drink a protein shake twice with no problem.

Well then fit in the two shakes to help you get your daily need of calories.

You could probably do the old fashion three meals per day with a shake in between each meal then, that gives you a combined total of five meals during the day, at 400 calories per meal (which are small meals) that's still 2,000 calories per day, of course you could adjust the ratio of the meal size as necessary.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

Ok so with 3 meals a day and 2 shakes. When the best time to eat? breakfast lunch and dinner. Will this help me out?

Why are my muscles growing, and I'm stronger..but my diet sucks? How much will following your diet help me? fast results?

does it matter what I eat? Like McDonalds is high in calories.

Like my protein shakes are 270 each. So thats 540. What's my calorie goal to see fast muscle gain and loose my gut as well? sorry im asking a million questions, but I don't want to waste my time doing it wrong.

Newbie gains, yes it matters what you eat. Lifting heavy and eating McDonalds you'll end up some fat powerlifter.

You can get bigger and stronger eating anything, but your bodyfat will rise like fireworks on July 4th, too.

It matters what you eat - stick to lean proteins like boneless, skinless chicken, tuna, brown rice, veggies, fruits, water, protein shakes, beef to a small extent.

You still haven't told me if you're trying to cut (lose weight) or bulk (gain muscle).

What is your routine?

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

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I want to define what I have. then gain. That way when I'm define what I have I hope I can loose my gut too...

Can I take 10 protein shakes per day and that would be 2700 calories? Or would this not be good

No, 10 protein shakes per day would be terrible. Rely on whole foods, two or three protein shakes per day should be it. No more than 30% of your protein requirements should come through liquids.

As far as defining goes, you'll need to cut. I'll provide you with a bit more information on it once I get home.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

so if I take 3 shakes per day. I need to eat 2 meals. right? is it better to bulk up with muscle, and then cut? If I bulk now will it actually show my muscles or will I have to cut to show them? not talking about just abs, all muscles.

3 shakes is 150g of protein or so. Two scoops per shake. Thats almost 800 calories.