Hello, I didn't know quite where to put this.
I am new to body building, I have bought "Pro Power Whey Protein", I eat cereal and two cooked meals a day, I know you take the protein powder after your workout, but I am doing double split training, do I take the powder twice a day or once after the final workout of the day?
Is it dangerous to take it twice a day?
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05-07-2009, 06:16 AM #1
How Often To Take Protein Powder?
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05-07-2009, 06:21 AM #2
It's definately not dangerous because loads of people take one in the morning and one post workout...I know this wasn't the point of your topic but..why you doing split day training? With the description of your eating it doesn't seem like you would be eating enough calories to be training twice a day.
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05-07-2009, 06:34 AM #3
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05-07-2009, 06:36 AM #4
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Just use protein shakes to top up on you're daily intake from food. Thats what they're meant for.
EDIT: Also, yes have a shake after your workouts tooWe have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
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05-07-2009, 06:55 AM #5
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05-07-2009, 07:39 AM #8
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You're confusing me now. Research your daily protein needs, and eat good food to cover both that as well as your other nutritional needs. I tend to take in about 1.5-2 grams of protein per day per pound of bodyweight. You could do the same.
As for post workout supplementation. Yes, it is ideal to take a shake directly after a workout.
It is not a case of "do I have a shake once a day? twice a day?" You take what you need to top up your protein intake you already get from food, in order to achieve your required dose of it. I sometimes took as much as 4 shakes a day, along with other weight gainers before. Just switched it about, depending on what I needed.We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
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