The truth about protein shakes

[JamesMonroe]

I have never gained so much muscle and lost so much fat until I STOPPED taking protein shakes. They are poison for your body and they are not as effective as real food after a workout.
Do you know exactly what kind of useless chemicals you are putting in your body? No, you don't.
They just make you fat and unhealthy.
Real food after a workout has made me gain huge lean muscles and I'm finally seeing the beginnings of a great sixpack and obliques. Wanna keep wasting your money, health and time? Keep making those companies richer and richer...
Go ahead.

Check it out... Kevin is the best:

http://www.naturallyintense.net/blog/diet/nutrition/are-protein-shakes-bad-for-you-and-do-they-work/

 

[MikesHeath]

This cant be true. This is an article by a racist who is against protein shakes. What about all the men that are getting weight and becoming healthy while taking them.

 

[Squirtle]

No. Quality Whey is a good proteinsource if you can't get in all your proteins through food. I have no idea why people use the term "protein powder" like this is some kind of magic musclebuilding stuff. Whey is nothing but a fastdigesting protein source.
No, whey doesn't make you fat and unhealthy, unless you stuff yourself with an unreasonably huge amount. Same applies to every other source of food by the way.

What happened to you most likely is you got rid of whey and started to eat healthy. Of course this will have a great positive effect on your body composition. This has nothing to do with the lack of whey though, but with the addition of good nutrition.

 

[John King]

JamesManroe - Did you actually read the article Kevin is selling himself and he's targeted the protein shakes as the enemy? Yeah he's good if you can have 6 meals a day, and have 2hrs a day to train. if you don't you take protein shake like me I've got 2 jobs! Its fast and it does the job. PS Who the fuck want a body like Kevin? its just unrealistic. And yes I do take protein shakes its helped me lose weight from 13.5 stone to 12 stone and now getting cut aka ripped. My sex life is really really good. James grow up and don't believe this sh*t and just to let you know the world isn't flat anymore!!!

 

[Stumpy]

An alternative view for you James:

Do Protein Shakes Work? | Strength and Fitness Tips

 

[Koh]

I just find eating healthier easier. I do like to mix my chocolate whey with milk though, it's a nice shake.

End the night with a spoonful of Skippy's natural peanut butter.

 

[JamesMonroe]

I can only hope that one day some of you will get off the junk and notice the more effective difference that real food has to offer. I only eat 3 meals a day, workout 3 days a week(only 1 hour per day) and I'm gaining big muscle fast and burning fat very quickly with the routine Kevin gave me. He is very knowledgable and always gives me advice for free. I have never paid him one cent.
3 day split:
Mon: legs/abs/obliques
Wed: back/biceps/traps
Fri: chest/triceps/shoulders
4 sets 10-12 reps.
Only 1 minute rest between sets.
10 min moderate HIIT after lifting.
I only take a Freeda milti-vitamin.
Good luck guys.

 

[Razor.69]

Your program is quite good,but trow out that hiit after weight training and do cardio instead!About protein shakes i agree with you,why drink anythink but only if you eat good and enough protein in your diet plan.Protein shakes are there to complement your diet,do not drink shake and not eat.

 

[Razor.69]

And 3 meals are not enough,try to eat at least 5.

 

[BTBrian]

Protein shakes obviously aren't nearly as good as eating real food (they don't have any vitamins and minerals, etc. generally)but they are fine if you use quality ones and don't overdo it.

And 3 meals are not enough,try to eat at least 5.

This is a myth, all of the research done on this is from companies that sell snack bars (PowerBar, ZoneBar, etc.) or other things like protein powders that try to convince people that having them in between meals is helpful. There is no real research that I've seen that supports that 5-6 meals a day actually is better for your metabolism.

 

[BigO]

I actually only used protien shakes when doing routines for cutting, when bulkng I ate 6 meals a day. protien like anything is a waste if you are ingesting way too much. For bulking I ate loads of chicken breast, boiled eggs and tuna with as many good carbs and fats that my body could use properly.

 

[DemOne]

/me reads ingredients list on back of my protein powder

Nope, no strange chemicals or anything bad in this. I drink protein shakes after working out simply because I just cannot get enough healthy calories in my normal diet.

 

[Razor.69]

BTBrian-i have to disagree with you about how much meals person should eat per day.I know how marketing can have influence on people so i don't believe anything that big firms said.I only believe to my self and people i know well and of course my experience.Eating more meals is good to speed up metabolism.Trust me i used to be fat
I know you can have great success with only 3 meals but imagine your progress when you have 5 meals per day.And there are many sience proof with this.I didn't said that you have to drink shakes but if you are in training daily you must eat more meals.Why?Because your body needs it.I repeat i don't count shakes,bars etc. in meals but real food!

 

[malehanger]

Side not from previous lifting experience, I found it better to work shoulders on a separate day from chest. If I worked both the same day, my shoulder workout suffered.

 

[Squirtle]

Articles on Meal Frequency

 

[DemOne]

BTBrian-i have to disagree with you about how much meals person should eat per day.I know how marketing can have influence on people so i don't believe anything that big firms said.I only believe to my self and people i know well and of course my experience.Eating more meals is good to speed up metabolism.Trust me i used to be fat
I know you can have great success with only 3 meals but imagine your progress when you have 5 meals per day.And there are many sience proof with this.I didn't said that you have to drink shakes but if you are in training daily you must eat more meals.Why?Because your body needs it.I repeat i don't count shakes,bars etc. in meals but real food!

2 meals a day or 6 meals a day, it makes no difference. Eating more meals does not speed up metabolism. It does not help you utilize calories better. It does not help you lose or gain more.
More meals a day is only good if you cannot watch your diet on less meals, as eating smaller meals every few hours helps prevent you from cheating on your diet.

There is absolutely no scientific proof that eating 5 meals is better than 2 meals, 3 meals, or 4 meals. If you'd like to, please post a study that says such, but you're not going to find one that isn't sponsored by a protein/meal bar company. Calories are calories. Two 1000 calorie meals is the exact same as four 500 calorie meals.

Just look at Jack LaLanne. Two meals a day, no snacks, and he did just fine.

 

[DemOne]

Side not from previous lifting experience, I found it better to work shoulders on a separate day from chest. If I worked both the same day, my shoulder workout suffered.

I've noticed the same. I work shoulders and legs on the same day and it's been much better than when I worked chest and shoulders the same day.

 

[Koh]

My 3 day split schedule is just:

Sunday- Chest, bicep, triceps
Tuesday- Back, Abs, Shoulders
Thursday, Hamstrings, Quads, Calves, and Glutes

3-4 sets of 10-15 reps, depending on the exercise. I must increase my cardio though.

 

[Dontrike]

You folks make me see that I know absolutely nothing about this type of thing. Makes me sort of feel bad that maybe I can do more to lose weight. I know nothing of specific muscles outside of saying arm muscle, although I know there are more there and eating many meals through out the day is something I also know nothing about, that isn't even to mention all of the protein talk that confuses me.

Stop confusing me.

 

[TurtleProblems]

The thing about most shakes is that they are loaded with calories, and can affect weight gain. It also seems that many guys goal is to gain weight, so i guess it makes sense for them to put weight on you. If you're worried about that, just find a shake that only has protein it and nothing else.