FiftyFive

Tell me the good the bad and the ugly about,i wanna know everything. I am lifting right now and i am starting a 150g protein a day program, 1 shake when i wake up one after a work out. just looking for some pointers

FastAcura

That's about 75 grams per serving, which is A LOT. You probably shit at least of that back out.

I'd do it 3 times with about 30-40g per serving. Morning, after working out and before bed. Drink a nice slow realeasing protein before bed. Or eat some cottage cheese.

FiftyFive

would muscletech, nitro tech, be a good start, i am already taking in about 90gms per day, but i need to get that up

teg_to_bike

:gheylaugh:

FiftyFive

:meh: i need advice, not :gheylaugh:

teg_to_bike

:ib_beetroot:

FiftyFive

yes beetroot come help, need some advice on cell tech too

RMATIC09

Well generally protein is the building blocks of your muscles. The general rule of thumb is 1 gram per body weight on a "serious" weight lifting regime.

the shake post workout is most essential, and upon waking is pretty common, as i have my shakes at these times as well.

But like both fats/carbs, to much protein is unncessary. Depending on how many times you "eat" a day, splitting the protein ratio evenly is prob the best way to do it, and if your gonna pick the higher protein meals, pre-post workout id say would be optimal.

The ugly? well, from what ive read , to much could be harmful in regards to putting extra stress on the kidneys i believe, so i guess talk to your doctor if your that concerned.

I eat alot of protein, and just went to the doc, and got blood taken, and im perfectly fine, but whats for some, is not for others.

Hope it helped?

FiftyFive

def helped, thanks man

Adam_Schwartz

Protein is important, but if you want to grow the majority of your calories needs to come from carbs. Proper timing of meals, as well as specific carbs, will help you add mass. This is something you will have to determine, but you need to begin somewhere. Most people think if they load up on protein they are going to bulk up, when in fact most people can only handle 25-30 g of protein per meal. I'd recommend eating roughly 1g of protein/lb/day over 5-7 meals, with that being roughly 30% of your total caloric intake.

I'd suggest you make carbs 50-60% of your intake. Stable blood sugar levels will help you add muscle mass, which will be achieved by eating more complex carbs. Post workout meals could be simple carbs just to replenish glycogen reserves that you hopefully exhausted during your workout.

Fats also play a vital role - I am talking good fats, like fats from fish, flax seed, nuts, etc. So a 50/30/20, give or take, is a good place to begin for carb/pro/fat intake.