Comments | littleamazon: protein shakes gone wild

littleamazon

protein shakes gone wild

Apr 28, 2009 17:01

I recently picked up one of these shaker things (thanks to Spiderbabe for telling me about these!) and they're pretty much awesome with the making lump-free protein shakes. I can't do that with a blender, y'all. And the blender doesn't store as easily in the tiny kitchenette at my lab ( Read more... )

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littleamazon April 28 2009, 21:33:30 UTC

The thing inside is not a ball bearing, smartass. It is the thing that would result if a wire whisk laid an egg.

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littleamazon April 29 2009, 15:29:05 UTC

MAYBE.

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arachne8x April 28 2009, 21:14:34 UTC

They do totally rock.

If you are interested in getting the Oats and Whey shakes, I have an idea. You could buy the vanilla, and we could trade scoop for scoop with my chocolate.

littleamazon April 28 2009, 21:34:09 UTC

hmmmm. Possibly. I have some TJ's whey protein to run through first, but it'll probably go fast - let me get back to you.

arachne8x April 28 2009, 21:36:09 UTC

:) no worries.

crazybone April 29 2009, 03:12:58 UTC

Hey, I'd like to know your thoughts on something. I work out moderately (3 times a week as often as I can). I'm not interested in bulk but more weight loss and toning to minimize/get rid of the roundness/existing bulk. Is there a reason I would need/want to take the protein drinks or is it counter-productive to what I'm shooting for? I've heard these things are good for minimizing your muscle recovery time between sessions but have no personal experience with them.

littleamazon April 29 2009, 15:38:37 UTC

Depends on what you're doing and what protein shakes you're using. Generally, if you're looking to drop weight, having lots of lean protein in your diet is going to help - protein boosts metabolic rate and will help conserve muscle during weight loss. Make sure that 1) you are doing enough resistance training, as this will help with keeping muscle on board, and 2) you're using a low-calorie, relatively low-sugar, high-protein powder (the Oats and Whey powder Arachne mentions above is really good on this count) and not a mass builder/gainer powder, which is going to have a crapton of calories.

Generally, if you're actively losing weight, unless you're strongly genetically predisposed to gain muscle, there's nothing you can do that's going to bulk you up. The body just doesn't like to build and break down at the same time.

littleamazon April 29 2009, 15:42:24 UTC

Also, the protein that you get from shakes is supposed to be easily assimilated by the body, which is good for muscle recovery. The idea is to drink your protein right after you work out - I've heard it's best within half an hour or an hour of workout. It seems to be helping me so far, but YMMV.