Are protein shakes needed when working out?

[ninja-in-black]

Is it better to have adequate protein intake or protein shakes when weight training? Does it matter? My goals is to gain more muscle tone overall.

[DANNYBASSMAN93]

My nest advice drink it after your entire workout, not before. Why? Because if you drink it before all you're doing is burning what you consumed from the drink without actually absorbing the key nutrients for muscle repair and growth.

The best thing you can do is eat something with carbohydrates or nuts, almonds, an apple, anything that you know is a good source of potassium.

Then after your workout roughly at 20-30min after drink your protein shake. you'll start seeing results pretty quickly. As long as you're not eating too much fast and junk food that is.

Hope this helps :D

[ninja-in-black]

Informative :). Carbs like brown rice instead of white rice?

[DANNYBASSMAN93]

Brown rice preferably, as wheal as whole weat foods D

[NateInAk]

If you're not working out hard, they can be detrimental I think.
I'm not an expert, just something to maybe check on.

[nalaa]

no it doesn't matter. Your body builds muscle out of calories.
Assuming you're eating generally healthy you have enough protein in your diet. Protein powders are highly processed foods that are usually loaded with chemicals

[aamy811]

No. Unless your body building, then I don't think so. I don't know a single protein sufficient person. I think protein shake companies over sell protein deficiency because they're less common than they claim

[Climber]

No, its not needed unless you want to get a real bb body. And it is still better to eat natural proteins then in the form of meat or fish.

[Climber]

I even eat more then 95% vegetarian and my muscles grow too.

[Joshua2332]

Yes it's needed. Just workout and then right after drink a protein shake.

[Anonymous]

No, it's better to increase the protein in your food intake. Protein shakes are not really healthy for you, and they're full of sugar. You can drink them if you're a body builder, otherwise then no, they do more harm than good.

[Consultant]

Food will eternally be important than supps, shakes just help fill in the gaps between meals

[Anonymous]

No they're not at all. It's just marketing behind them. a lot of money goes to marketing so yeah, people are brainwashed. For example street workout is a healthy lifestyle there's only meat meat meat and other food.

Stay healthy!

[SkaterDude]

not needed if you are able to get your proteins through your diet , protein shakes are just supplements

[hypno-trip]

I've been eating more and working out more and so far I don't think I really need them...

[Iron_Man]

Yes big time you need to take them right after you workout to rebuild Muscle

[angelgirlpower]

yea they are if you want better results in recovery

[lamborgini15]

They help a lot I use protein shakes creatine and whey protein.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, it will help you get enough protein to nourish your growing muscles. Without enough protein, you cannot get stronger. But hey, you could get the same results by just eating more chicken lol

[Klaatu51]

no they r not essential... but they help

[emerald77]

Not needed, but they help.

[KhaysunDei]

Eh, it doesn't hurt.

[Anonymous]

No. Look at Tarzan