WHHEEW bringing up an old topic..but do you usually have to take the Whey stuff before or after you work out?

 

doesnt hydroxy cut give you anger problems ...?

 

Isopure here. Just started taking it the other day though.

 

isopure tastes horrible to me. but its one of the best out there healthwise. whatever you do, dont buy it form gnc. they raped me, i hope they dont do it to you :happysad:

yeafordoor: i usually took it after workout, rather than before, just to avoid stomach aches and feeling barfy during workout. i hear that getting protein in you in smaller amounts, more times per day, is good for ya

 

You want a Protein that has a low fat and calorie count. You also want to have about 1 and 1/2 times your bodywieght in Grams of protein over the course of the day.

If you weigh say 100lbs, you'd want roughly 150grams a day of Protein. You don't necessarily always want this in WHEY format, but that gives you an idea.

Personally, I use 100% WHEY Protein, Strawberry flavored and use Non-Fat milk (skim milk) to mix it with. I drink one in the morning, one about 30 minutes before I work out, and one with a meal after I get done lifting.

The problem with WHEY, is that it doesn't stay in your system for very long, so you have to take a rather large amount of it, compared to say a dietary supplement which has more calories as well as proteins, which is designed to release into your body much slower.

For me, I just make sure to have some in my stomach before I go to bed, when I wake up, before I work out, and after I work out. You can replace it with a heavy protein-filled meal as well. Two cans of tuna, 2 chicken sandwiches, etc, etc.

Hope this helps.

 

Creatine is excellent stuff, it totally lets you get a few more reps out of each of your routines and by doing that, lets you gain better.

It has some downsides, I'll list them.

1) It can cause you to retain water.
2) It can cause Liver problems for those who already have weak Livers.
3) It can cause semi-severe stomach aches.

I take 5g of Creatine every day (they actually want you to load up for a 2 week period with 20g's a day, and then just take 5g each day, before you workout, after the loading period -- but I feel uncomfortable with this amount). Even with just taking 5g each day (with Grape Juice, or any non citrus juice), taken about 20 minutes before I work out I notice a significant difference in how many reps I can get out before I "fail".

 

after you work out, there is about a 2 hour window which is when your body absorbs protein the best.

i take prolab n2large weight gainer

 

That's even a large window. You should have a shake of some sort ready for you when you're finished.

Within 30 minutes of my workout being finished I have some sort of meal in my stomach, primarily of protein -- and a 20-30G WHEY Protein shake in my stomach.

You will notice much better recovery times too, if you stick to the routine I listed above.

Granted, everyone's different; but it's working well with me and recovery times for me are EXCELLENT.

 

whey protein is the most readily absorbable though. whey protein > *

you're supposed to cycle your intake. you're on a couple weeks, then off a couple weeks. if you do it that way, itz perfectly safe

 

just wondering, how often do you work out?