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Protein shake questions

VelveteenArabian
VelveteenArabian Posts: 758 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am a very active girl (I'm doing *something* for at least an hour a day, 6 days per week, and often am doing 2-3 hours of activity).

Should I be drinking protein shakes? I know they don't turn me into a muscled-beast of a woman, so there's no concern there. I just don't know if it would be helpful for me to buy the powder and mix it in smoothies.

If I don't *need* to drink them, are there just any overall good reasons to do so anyway?

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  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    "Helpful" how? What are you trying to achieve?

    If you are not actively trying to maintain or build muscle, there is no real need or added health benefit of drinking them. I use them to help reach my obscenely high protein goals every day, but you and I probably have very different goals.

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