Should I stop taking protein shakes and supps after I get to the size and muscle I want to be? if I wanna maintain the same weight and muscle. Or will I lose my size and weight. Or should I just run alot more? I don't plan to take protein shakes forever. Just till I get to the size and muscle I want. I do plan to keep taking a multi-vitamin though to keep my healthy system stronger and to keep my energy up after working out.
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03-15-2009, 09:22 AM #1
Once you get the size and muscle you want. How do you stop from getting bigger?
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03-15-2009, 12:52 PM #2
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It's actually quite funny.
The situation you're describing is exactly what most personal trainers strive to avoid: plateauing.
All you have to do is NOT change anything. Keep doing what you're doing, don't mess with the weight, the calories, the work sets, the work days.
DO THE SAME THING and you will get no better or no worse.I would've lied if I told you this was easy.
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when you tune a car and finally get the performance you want out of it, do you take it back to the original settings?
to maintain just don't change the weight your are lifting or your sets or reps and stay on the same workout. This will generally cause most people to plateau which Nick said is what trainer mostly try to avoid. In your case you want that.
Increasing the reps may also work but you may also see some changes in muscle size etc. Everyones different, I know some people only work each body part out once a week so 4 out of the 7 days a week, and that is good enough to maintain what they have so everyones different, find out what works for you.PTS, NCCP, going to be working on CSEP once I finish my undergrad
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I think this is a problem with dieters. Once they get to their ideal weight, they figure their dieting is "done" and revert back to old habits, thus causing weight gain. Since I am aware of this now, I know when I get to my "ideal weight/bodyfat" I will be at my maintenace for life stage. I will continue to "diet" and exercise. My exercise sessions may not be as intense, but I will continue them, as this is a lifestyle change I made 2 yrs ago.
I don't know if I answered the OP, or went off on a tangent.
Like language, if you don't use it, you'll loose it. Meaning, even though you are at a size you like, if you don't maintain it your muscles will shrink (atrophy).
I would never give up my protein shakes. Protein not only helps to repair damaged muscle, but also helps you to feel full (satiated). A tub of whey should be in every dieter's cupboard!ACE CPT
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Exactly right. That's one of the first things you explain to a newbie in terms of nutrition.
These people are littered with celebrity "diets", fad "diets", their favourite girly magazine's monthly "diet" etc. Our job is to totally throw that mentality out the window and change their perceptions towards food. They're meant to be like Jules said, adjusting their eating habits and that's it. A lifestyle change. Something they'll be adopting for the rest of their life.
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03-16-2009, 06:11 AM #20
my 2 cents on protein shakes
wheather or not you should even be taking protein shakes in the first place has to do with your diet. taking protein shakes doesnt automaticly make you big!!!
depending if you eat enough meat(chicken,beef,ect)If you want to maintain calorie intake and calorie expenditure should be equal to answer your questionAmerican College of Sports Medicine Certified Trainer
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Typically, what you did to get there is exactly what you have to do to maintain. The day you stop consuming that extra protein or you switch to an easier workout... off the muscle goes !
As for your diet... I'd suggest finding out how much protein your body requires to maintain that amount of muscle and if you don't want to take protein shakes then eat real food (and you honestly don't need protein shakes... only if you can't get the protein thru regular food)
A 40g protein shake is equivalent to 4.5 oz chicken breast..... but that chicken breast is good protein ! Your protein shake may not be . I personally like shakes.... they end up being cheaper for me than food...and alot easier to consumeJosie "TRAINER JO" Dalton
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