are protein shakes any good to get ripped?
Ok I'm sort of new when it comes to this body building stuff. First of all I haven't worked out in years, roughly about 7 yrs or more now. I recently started to work out. My body is ectomorph meaning skinny wrists, and just slim in general. I am 5'8. My body weight has fluctuated between 121-123 lbs. I have started to work out for 2 weeks now, and trying to change up by diet a bit. My main goal is to maintain a slim figure but get ripped/tones. The type of body I want is like Bruce Lee's. I believe he is 135lbs and 5'7. I dropped from 145lbs to 121 lbs withing 3 months due to depresssion. And most of stomache is pretty much flat now and I am happy which made me motivated to start working out. Much of the food I eat builds around my gut area. There's still some left, under my belly button still has some. I am not sure what my body fat percentage is. But certain parts of my body the skin is very thin and some areas thick. Like my stomache area when i grab it, it looks like about 1/2 thick, and like on my forearms, its very thin, like a 1 cm... I've been doing cardio (walk, jog, sprint) for 30 mins 2-3 times a week and burn roughly around 350 calories each time. And on the other 3 days I do weight training. I'm doing relatively light weights and high reps. about 3 sets and 15-20 reps for each excericise. Which lasts anywhere from 30-45 minutes.
As far as my diet goes. I think I am not taking in enough calories daily. I calculated my intake using a formula online and my daily recommended calories are about 1800. And I think each day I am getting about 1200-1500. Which is under and I am also working out burning between 90-350 calories each day. So my actual calorie intake is even lower since I am active. Will this help me to get ripped much quicker since I'm cutting back on my calories plus I train?
Another thing is. I don't want to get big and bulky. But maybe just a tad bit bigger in my muscles and I have been hearing people mentioning about eating enough protein. I'm a meat eater and eat a lot of protein so I think. But I am not sure how many grams of protein I need on a daily basis to help promote muscle growth. I think I may be under the recommended protein dosage as well. So I might get some protein shakes. Is whey protein the same as protein shakes? Does it taste bad and will it help me out with getting ripped? Also how often and when exactly do I need to take the protein shake? before my work out, after, during?
My main goal is to get lean by cutting down body fat and building muscles but keeping my slim form. Like Bruce Lee's build.