WHEY Protein after execise are require ?

[Michaelcheung]

Do I need to drink the WHEY Protein after each of weight exercise ?

I normally do 45 to 60 minutes weight exercise then follow by treadmill about 30 minutes.

My trainer suggest me to start drink ISO WHEY protein. he say can help increase the performance of the next exercise.

Is that true ?

Thanks a lot

[BananaHead99]

No you do not have to drink anything(except for tons of water!). The best way to increase performance is good nutrition from whole plant foods. After hard workouts, be sure to replenish you glucose with good quality carbs like potatos, brown rice, pasta etc. Don't be scared to down heaps of carbs- they will never make you fat if

you are eating a whole foods vegan diet. Dairy ( which includes whey) is one of the most unhealthy and unnatural products you could consume. It has been shown that people with high consumption of dairy are actually unhealthier and more overweight than those who do not eat these products. Afterall it is meant for fattening up a baby cow! So skip the whey, and if you want to make yourself a shake, make a banana smoothie with soy milk, bananas, peanut butter and any form of plant protein( like seeds, hemp , whatever you like) 😁😊 Good luck!

[exhile · Accepted solution]

I ingest Whey Protein Isolate after workout and cardio. Supposedly a person is to take 1 gram of protein for every pound/kg they weigh. That's like 5-8 scoops a day!!! I only take 1 scoop of Whey Protein Isolate and eat eggs, beef or chicken for the rest of my protein.

[WavyDavey]

It's very common for those doing strength training to use whey to supplement protein needs.

Guess what the number one ingredient is in most baby formula? Yep. Whey.

A lot of it depends on your goals, which weren't stated. IMO, 1g protein per pound bodyweight is on the high end. 1 gram per kilo bodyweight may be a better place to start.

The thing about protein from plant sources is most of the time they are "incomplete proteins", because they are lacking one or more amino acids. You can get around this by combining the right foods, or go with a meat or dairy source that is complete.

Nothing against plant proteins, except their excessive cost. Two scoops of organic pea protein I have here is 22g protein. Two scoops of whey has about 50g protein.  Of course if one's lifestyle is vegan then the whole issue is already solved.

[Mukluk4]

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@Michaelcheung wrote:

Do I need to drink the WHEY Protein after each of weight exercise ?

I normally do 45 to 60 minutes weight exercise then follow by treadmill about 30 minutes.

My trainer suggest me to start drink ISO WHEY protein. he say can help increase the performance of the next exercise.

Is that true ?

Thanks a lot

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If you are bulking, then yes.  I tend to use it only as a recovery mechanism (mixed with creatine) roughly an hour before I go to bed at night.

[Dominique]

The reason for the suggestion by your trainer to take protein after your weight lifting session is to take advantage of the "anabolic window", i.e. the period of time after your workout when the potential for muscle protein synthesis (MPS) is elevated. It was previously thought that window was very short, which is why people were rushing to drink their shakes immediately after their workout. In fact, MPS remains elevated for up to 36 hours, so there’s no need to rush: you can have your protein later on if it’s more convenient for you.

Whether the protein comes from powder or real food doesn’t really matter. And if it’s from powder, whether it’s whey or something else (pea, egg, soy etc.) doesn’t matter either. If you can tolerate whey and you’re not vegan, it’s fine: good profile (complete protein) and cheap. Whether it’s isolate or concentrate doesn’t really matter either: isolate means there’s more protein and less carbs (and it’s more expensive), concentrate slightly less protein and slightly more carbs (and it’s less expensive). OTOH, carbs also have an anabolic effect and can replenish your glycogen stores, so unless you’re a low-carb / keto enthusiast, there’s no real harm in having extra carbs in your shake.

[Dominique]

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@exhile wrote:

Supposedly a person is to take 1 gram of protein for every pound/kg they weigh.

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It can’t be the same intake for body weight expressed in pounds and in kilos, since 1 kg = 2.2 lbs. The common (very) high protein intake recommendation for people who lift weights and want to build muscle is 0.8 to 1.0 gram per pound of bodyweight, or 1.8 to 2.2 grams per kilogram of bodyweight.

Thus someone weighing 180 lbs would consume 180 grams of protein (1 g per pound). Someone weighing 82 kg (roughly 180 lbs) would also consume 180 grams of protein (2.2 g per kilo). 

[Dominique]

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@BananaHead99 wrote:

Dairy ( which includes whey) is one of the most unhealthy and unnatural products you could consume. It has been shown that people with high consumption of dairy are actually unhealthier and more overweight than those who do not eat these products.

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Just like carbs don’t make you fat, dairy don’t make you fat either. What makes you fat is overeating calories, plain and simple. Where those calories come from doesn’t matter much.

Correlation and causation are not the same thing. Being at an unhealthily high weight usually isn’t caused by a single factor (like eating dairy, or red meat etc.), it’s the combination of multiple factors. Likewise being at a healthy weight isn’t caused by a single factor (like eating whole plant foods) either, it’s also the combination of multiple factors.