How many protein shakes aday

[Big L Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Big L]

I was just wondering how many protein shakes are you guys doing a day
I know people have different goals of the amount of protein they must cosume aday
And i know it is best to get it from food So not a rookie question. I have been taking in 2 aday but thinking of upping it to 3 aday
Anybody taking in 3 aday

[Time Bandit Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Time Bandit]

Big L I'm on the Conservative side. The body is only going to take so much of a shake. Your right. We need to have protein digested from fish chicken
and beef. So I only do 2 shakes in one day. I have a buddy that was told by his urologist that its also a problem when it comes to kidney
stones. Now I don't know how true that is. Besides we average 1 to 2 gallons of water a day so I think we are well flushed.

[MrBig Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MrBig]

I normally do 2 a day, one for my first meal before I leave for work and one after my training session, but if I get home late and don't have time to cook, I'll do a Casein protein shake before bed.

[cmode44 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cmode44]

4 for me. One scoop whey w/ 1 scoop gainer for a mid-morning snack accompanied by an apple. One scoop whey, one scoop gainer for a mid afternoon snack, accompanied by either brown rice cakes or berries. One scoop isolate post workout. One concentrate casein before bed. I eat turkey for breakfast, beef for lunch, and alternate chicken / salmon for dinner every day; so I'm still getting a lot of solids (plus 3 eggs before bed some times).

[cmode44 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cmode44]

Also, I feel if you get a good blended protein that has isolate, concentrate, egg, and casein in it, it digests over a varied time frame, so you don't waste much, and you have protein to metabolize for a few hours.

[ALEX.18 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ALEX.18]

Im with u bigL. 2 a day at most. Always a shake with 50g whey immediately after every workout with a can of pears (no sugar added of course)for some simple carbs. Then about an hour later a whole meal with another 50g pro and some kind of carbs depending on the time of day. Then about an hour before i lay down in bed and an hour after dinner im drinking a casein shake with 25g protein. I only drink the casein on days i work out. Each meal i eat contains at least 50g protein and i eat 6-8 (including shakes) times a day depending on what im trying to achieve. Hope i answered what u were looking for. I know i went into a little more detail than u prob wanted but i was trying to explain that i do everything with a purpose

[tsek0s Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tsek0s]

i am into 2 shakes/day one post work out and one pre sleep...about 3rd shake etc i will use it if need like i cant eat into the time i have to and iuse a shake to keep me on for about a hour :P

[player Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close player]

first shake after breakfast,second after training thats all for me

[Nature101 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nature101]

Zero shakes. Whole food. I know that it is not normal, but I love food. What can I say? I actually started my last cycle with a lot of shakes to keep my levels high but after a lot of consideration, I just decided to eat. My last cycle I gained 39lbs and kept 22 of solid muscle after PCT. Cycle was test e @ 600 and NPP @ 400mg EW for 20 weeks. My cal intake was 4500-5000 a day. did not take a shake after week 6. I worked and ate my ass off for those results. To me, IMO, shakes are...unnecessary. Eat like an animal- become an animal.

[player Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close player]

I know the best way is to take protein from food.But whey protein has very good biological value,and you can't intake enough from food.IMO

Zero shakes. Whole food. I know that it is not normal, but I love food. What can I say? I actually started my last cycle with a lot of shakes to keep my levels high but after a lot of consideration, I just decided to eat. My last cycle I gained 39lbs and kept 22 of solid muscle after PCT. Cycle was test e @ 600 and NPP @ 400mg EW for 20 weeks. My cal intake was 4500-5000 a day. did not take a shake after week 6. I worked and ate my ass off for those results. To me, IMO, shakes are...unnecessary. Eat like an animal- become an animal.

[ds222 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ds222]

1 if at all..i only take them when i cant eat a meal...the less i take the less bloat i feel....and the shake immediately after a workout is bullshit..you have 24-48 hours to intake protein after intense workouts..the immediate bullshit was started by supplement companies to sell more protein powder...there are plenty of recipes to make your own shakes with whole food, you will actually know what you are getting. you barely digest a normal protein shake unless you add something to thicken it up and slow its movement through your intestines like oats, yogurt, fruit or eggs.