When NOT to take protein?(newbie)

[MAJNOON]

Hello all;
I've been lifting for the last three or so years. Have seen great progress in my arms, forearms, back, chest, traps, and shoulders.
However I was never able to see much progress in my stomach and my behind. A trainer at my gym suggested I stop drinking protein shakes and focus only on Creatine. I've done this for the past 2 or so months and I must say the results are good and I'm seeing progress in both areas. I do take plenty of amino acid tablets though before & after workout.

The thing is I've never seen anyone here speaking about ever NOT taking protein shakes. Do you think completely ignoring protein shakes will backfire on me?

Thanx

 

[chewyxrage]

Depends on the rest of your diet.

How much protein is in your diet right now?

How much protein were you getting in the form of shakes before?

What kind of protein was it?

A caloric deficit will help you lose that fat. You may have been drinking so many shakes before you were overdoing your calories.

 

[MAJNOON]

Depends on the rest of your diet.

How much protein is in your diet right now?

Can't give you an exact number, But I eat a good amount of meat and fish since quiting the shakes.

How much protein were you getting in the form of shakes before?

I was drinking a shake before and after workout so I would say about 95-105 grams a day.

What kind of protein was it?

Mostly whey but sometimes I took egg protein.

A caloric deficit will help you lose that fat. You may have been drinking so many shakes before you were overdoing your calories.

maybe, thanx.

 

[6_pak]

You need a shake post workout, but do cut them out the rest of your meals. Its hard to accurately give you advice w/o knowing your diet.

 

[chewyxrage]

maybe, thanx.

lol sorry I missed that you put your responses in the quote....

 

[chewyxrage]

maybe, thanx.

I would agree with 6-pak, you should probably keep the post workout whey.....your body needs nutrients after you workout so it won't be stored as fat.

If your worried just take like a 30g shake Post workout....should be safe. Personally I drink around 125g from shakes a day...but everyone's different.

 

[Ish]

Do you do much for your lower body?

 

[dr0832]

If your not taking in less calories then your bodies needs to function while also taking into account the amount of calories you burn through cardio and lifting each day, your not gonna see any improvements in your mid section.

 

[MAJNOON]

I would agree with 6-pak, you should probably keep the post workout whey.....your body needs nutrients after you workout so it won't be stored as fat.

If your worried just take like a 30g shake Post workout....should be safe. Personally I drink around 125g from shakes a day...but everyone's different.

lol sorry about puting my response in the quote, so your saying that a small amount of whey (30 g) is an absolute must post workout? so should I also stick with the creatine as well?

 

[MAJNOON]

Do you do much for your lower body?

I work my lower body 2 X per week.

I do cardio, treadmill and elyptical 6 x per week.

 

[MAJNOON]

If your not taking in less calories then your bodies needs to function while also taking into account the amount of calories you burn through cardio and lifting each day, your not gonna see any improvements in your mid section.

You mean a caloric deficit like CHEWY mentioned? Well its quite logical and simple. But I wanted to know if protein was contributing negatively to the mid section.

 

[chewyxrage]

lol sorry about puting my response in the quote, so your saying that a small amount of whey (30 g) is an absolute must post workout? so should I also stick with the creatine as well?

I wouldn't say ABSOLUTE must but it will help you get the most out of your workouts.

Creatine has no calories so definately continue that.

A 30 g protein shake has only 120 calories. You can burn that off just stirring it up

 

[MAJNOON]

I wouldn't say ABSOLUTE must but it will help you get the most out of your workouts.

Creatine has no calories so definately continue that.

A 30 g protein shake has only 120 calories. You can burn that off just stirring it up

Thanx for th input people