Protein Before or After Workout

MyTime4Health
MyTime4Health Posts: 14
edited December 18 in Food and Nutrition
When is the best time to get a protein shake in? Before or after a workout?

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  • jcmk87
    jcmk87 Posts: 57
    Whenever you want to :) it's not going to make a difference
  • marshallexi
    marshallexi Posts: 162 Member
    I have one for breakfast every day. Then I have another on an evening if I've been lifting.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    You'll see a lot of talk by folks that lift that you want to have a good amount of protein in you before a workout, then slam a shake post workout with some good "fast acting" protein.

    The reality is that your body is digesting nutrients all damn day. Folks who build a high amount of lean mass are doing so effectively not because they are taking a protein shake at the magical timeframe before or after training, but because they are steadily ingesting protein in high amounts period.

    Honestly the best pre-workout (aside from some supplements out there like Assault) is something like grapefruit and black coffee. Carbs = energy, and caffeine is a basic stimulent.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    BCAA before/during
    traditional shake after
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