When do you take your protein powder?

[Golden_Muscle]

I eat 6 meals per day, all protein based meals of course.

* When do you take your protein shakes, and how often during the day?

*Do you take it with meals or between meals?

*If you take it with meals, which meals do you take it with?

*If you take it with meals, what foods do you eat along with it?


This will be a big help for me bros because I just take it when ever I want.

 

[The Terminator]

I usually get to eat 4 regular meals and 3 MRP drinks. Sometimes I only get 3 regular meals though

 

[juice4me]

i take them in between meals because taken with meal makes me very full

 

[darkvader111]

Between meals and right after training

 

[P-CURLS]

when i wake up, and after i train.

 

[RBlackwell]

Protein Powder

What type of protein powder do you take? I am spending a small fortune on freakin' EAS crap. Between all of that and my "jiuce", I am could feed a small country and I am rapidly running out of funds!
Thanks bros.

 

[Golden_Muscle]

Yeah thats exactly when I take mine, breakfast with some cereal and eggs, and post workout for sure with weight gainer.

If Im too full to have my protein in the mourning I will have it for lunch with food. Is this ok guys?

 

[Silent Method]

You talking pure protein powder, mrp, or post-workout recovery shakes? As far as pure protein powder is concerned, I use it as it is meant to be used - as a supplement.

If I eat a meal that is totally lacking in protein, I use the powder.

If I eat a meal that is a little lacking in protein, I use a bit of powder.

If I eat a meal that has a good protein content but may be slowly digested, I use a little bit of powder.

If I eat a meal with a fairly large amount of protein, I don't touch the powder.

If I'm trying to supplementaly increase my daily protein intake (which I usually am), I may drink the powder between meals.


Note that "protein powder" and weight gainer/recovery shakes are not the same thing. I do not use protein powder after a workout - my recovery shake is packed with enough protein already.

 

[Greek Freak]

Whenever I have an appetite between meals, and of course a big shake post workout. Sometimes I try to drink one before bed if I dont eat then.

 

[rochard]

I take one about an hour before my workout because your body uses a lot of it's protein while working out, (remember, protein helps build muscle, so you want some in your body while you are working out), and I take one about an hour after my workout to replace what my body used while working out.