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[as646]

Also, I've read studies that showed protein ingestion prior to going to bed helps with recovery too, so maybe you could also bear that in mind.

[Cassidy!]

You have a window of maybe an hour after your workout where your muscles really need the protein. It isn't quite as cut-and-dry as that, but it's generally a good rule of thumb to follow. It's within this window that you can really aid recovery.

As I said, meat and fish take a while longer. I remember reading somewhere that chicken and beef take somewhere in the region of 2 hours for your body to digest the protein. In all fairness, fish is generally a bit shorter than this, more like 45 minutes, possibly an hour.

This means that you miss that window. You may as well eat it any other time of the day. Sure, it helps, but you're missing it when you really need it.

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This isn't all just broscience, by the way. I'd link you to some studies, but I'm about to go to bed, and I don't fancy trawling through PubMed at 1AM. There's plenty of information out there, you can find a wealth of it on Google.

Also, if you're looking for a protein shake, I would personally recommend PhD Pharma Whey. I started using it about 16 months ago, when I just started going to the gym (when I first started doing erxcercise of any kind, to be honest!) - this was just going to the gym and lifting, I didn't start boxing until about 6 months ago - and I found it really helped me with adjusting to the routine. I guess it helped alleviate some of the strain to my body caused by going from no exercise to training 3 times a week, and then to 4, and eventually to 5, which is what I'm doing now (albeit purely boxing, and no weights). Note that it's important that you have rest days! These are just as important as the days you train.

In that time, I went from 168 lbs or so to 187 lbs. All muscle, no fat! That's more a credit to my training reigime, diet and dedication than any supplements I used admittedly, but the shakes certainly didn't hurt! The shakes won't make you gain muscle by themselves by the way, so don't get the wrong impression! You have to train hard and eat at a caloric surplus for that.

I don't have much of a sweet tooth either, but the Chocolate Cookie flavour tastes better than any other shake on the market that I've tasted.

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damn!!!!
that will help loads!
thanks man!

[alisonw99]

I mean the amount of protein is similar i was just wondering if protein shakes have anything else in them that helps with recovery.