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I have to shake my head at the gym when I see these skinny 20 year olds run to the smoothie bar to get their protein shakes.. heaven forbid they miss their post workout shake and their 12" arms get any smaller!
a shame though they don't realize they are really just wasting their time. most guys reading this on the parrot forums are going to think I am crazy because the post workout shake has become as standard as eating turkey on thanksgiving. for the record I haven't had a post workout shake in probably 6 years UNLESS I was using insulin which ties into the myth as you will see below.
first lets put things in perspective and derive where the post workout shake theory is derived. we can all agree that pro's and serious guys who are pounding insulin after their workouts are always drinking their shakes.. as this window is important to take advantage of their insulin usage right? obviously when you take insulin your body has that window where it will shuttle in nutrients into the muscle, and you better get in your dex or you could go hypo.
so the normal joe who has no clue what insulin is started noticing the big dudes doing this so they started thinking there was somehow a magical window right after their workouts where they HAD TO get their protein shake in. and from there the supplemental companies (who make a fortune off selling cheap whey protein for $60 a tub) started advertising their powders and hiring guys to endorse them. from there it took off.
so bottom line is this guys and gals. after you workout, unless you are pounding insulin, you don't need to run to get in a shake. it won't make a lick of difference if you get protein 5 minutes after your workout or 2 hours after. as long as you are getting in enough protein throughout the entire day (which 99% of you do), in fact most get in way more protein then your body utilizes (unless you live in a 3rd world country in central Africa and are starving everyday, I assure you that you are probably easily hitting your caloric and protein goals, 1 typical American dinner at a normal restaurant is more than most people eat in a week in some countries lol), but that is a thread for another day. the fucking blooming onion with dressing at outback has 3000 calories, and that is just a fucking appetizer!!! but yeah I'm sure you all are not getting in enough calories
so all you skinnier dudes reading this who are struggling to put on muscle mass do me a favor; rather than you blowing $8 on a protein shake, invest that money in real food.. you can go to whole foods and buy a pound of actual food for $8 from their hot food bar for example. and rather than spending $60 making the supp companies rich, spend that money on real food. EAT. REAL. FOOD. that is how you will grow mass.
a shame though they don't realize they are really just wasting their time. most guys reading this on the parrot forums are going to think I am crazy because the post workout shake has become as standard as eating turkey on thanksgiving. for the record I haven't had a post workout shake in probably 6 years UNLESS I was using insulin which ties into the myth as you will see below.
first lets put things in perspective and derive where the post workout shake theory is derived. we can all agree that pro's and serious guys who are pounding insulin after their workouts are always drinking their shakes.. as this window is important to take advantage of their insulin usage right? obviously when you take insulin your body has that window where it will shuttle in nutrients into the muscle, and you better get in your dex or you could go hypo.
so the normal joe who has no clue what insulin is started noticing the big dudes doing this so they started thinking there was somehow a magical window right after their workouts where they HAD TO get their protein shake in. and from there the supplemental companies (who make a fortune off selling cheap whey protein for $60 a tub) started advertising their powders and hiring guys to endorse them. from there it took off.
so bottom line is this guys and gals. after you workout, unless you are pounding insulin, you don't need to run to get in a shake. it won't make a lick of difference if you get protein 5 minutes after your workout or 2 hours after. as long as you are getting in enough protein throughout the entire day (which 99% of you do), in fact most get in way more protein then your body utilizes (unless you live in a 3rd world country in central Africa and are starving everyday, I assure you that you are probably easily hitting your caloric and protein goals, 1 typical American dinner at a normal restaurant is more than most people eat in a week in some countries lol), but that is a thread for another day. the fucking blooming onion with dressing at outback has 3000 calories, and that is just a fucking appetizer!!! but yeah I'm sure you all are not getting in enough calories
so all you skinnier dudes reading this who are struggling to put on muscle mass do me a favor; rather than you blowing $8 on a protein shake, invest that money in real food.. you can go to whole foods and buy a pound of actual food for $8 from their hot food bar for example. and rather than spending $60 making the supp companies rich, spend that money on real food. EAT. REAL. FOOD. that is how you will grow mass.
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