Protein shake Options

[celi_gt_racer]

Anyone else into these ..... latino better have some answers for me lol
I mix chocolate "Ultimate Nutrition - muscle juice" w/ 18 oz of milk
55g of protein per serving - 4 servings into 18 oz
2 protein shakes a day on workout days - this sound right?
anyone have any other opinions

P.S. - i'm also loading on creatine monohydrate w/ tons of simple sugars - 15 mins before workout

[Tech9ine]

Creatine sucks man, dont waste your time/money.
For protein shakes, just make sure you've got something thats 100% whey isolate, thats the good ****. My shake is 23g of protein per 25g serving (one scoop) (Its by optimum nutrition, there whey isolate, chocolate flavour, very tasty), but i mean, you can just use a bigger scoop to get 30-40 grams of protein. So looking at the amount of protein per scoop is pointless, its the ratio of protein per serving size thats important. If your real skinny, buy protein with carbs in it. Optimum whey protein is really good stuff, They also have a powder that has 20g carbs in it for every 40 grams protein. Keep in mind your body can only process about 30g protein every two hours for the average guy. for more muscle mass, you'll want to take in aproximately 1g of protein per lb of body weight, I.E. a 170 pound guy would try to get in 170g of protein per day, with as much of it coming from natural sources as possible, (eggs, chicken, turkey, tuna, wild samon, cottage cheese etc.). Another good tip is to take a shake right before bed, Because your muscles grow when your sleeping, not when your at the gym. If your wanting to pack on size, you gotta EAT, having a caloric surplus is the best way to pack on size. that means very little or no cardio at all. Your heart rate should be pretty high while your working out anyway so that will be enough to keep your heart healthy, and your diet should have plkenty of heart healthy foods too, so leave the running for march and april when you prep for summer.

This post has been edited by Tech9ine: Dec 14, 2005 - 9:39 PM