Protein Supplement Frequency

[DieselWeasel]

For those of you who consume protein supplements, how often do you guys eat/drink 'em? Every day of the week? Just days that you do a training session in the gym? Is it totally at random?

EDIT: Doh! I forgot that there's a supplement section on this board. Can you move this thread over there, Steve? Thanks.

[onetiredkris]

25g before and 25g after lifting.

[big valsalva]

I supplement protein mid-morning, mid-afternoon, and a double portion post workout. That's how I USUALLY do it anyway.

[BendtheBar]

I am more non-conventional. 50 grams whey post-workout, sip on 25 grams during a workout. 50-75 grams in the morning sipped with coffee.

[Craig Pfisterer]

I drink 3 weight gain shakes a day (sometimes two if I sleep in too late on the weekends haha). Each is 650 calories and 60 grams of protein. First one is usually at noon, second is a few hours later and the last one is right before bed.

[Trevor Lane]

I always get 25 grams pre-workout and 50 post workout. Then sometimes I'll get another 25 grams in a day, my main thing is avoiding milk/weigh before sleep.

[kman025]

Originally Posted by Trevor Lane

I always get 25 grams pre-workout and 50 post workout. Then sometimes I'll get another 25 grams in a day, my main thing is avoiding milk/weigh before sleep.

why avoid whey before sleep?

[Trevor Lane]

Originally Posted by kman025

why avoid whey before sleep?

I don't think you really end up using it very effectively because it digests so fast (basically more protien ends up in the toilet bowl the next day than built muscle while sleeping) and I don't want anything terribly glycemic before sleep.

Also, from reading this The Rules Of Productive Weight Training For The Drug-Free Trainee Muscle and Brawn Bodybuilding and Powerlifting.

Originally Posted by Casey Butt

And eat some protein before you go to bed. Overnight your body will need protein, so give it some just before you go to sleep. It could be some meat, some cheese, a few hard-boiled eggs or something else solid. Solid proteins, generally, take longer to digest than liquids, giving a steady supply of amino acids to your body – so use them.

So, that's why I don't like to consume whey before bed.

[DieselWeasel]

Thanks for the replies and voting, guys. I decided to have one whey drink on my off days and two on my training days. I haven't been using protein supps consistently until now, so hopefully it helps my progress, along with plenty of steak, potatoes, burgers, chicken, pasta, eggs, cheese, and fish.

[Trevor Lane]

If you've got the money, a protien blend is even better than weigh because you get a combo of fast and slow digesting protiens. I add an egg to my PWO shake to get a similar effect.