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hey guys,
its me again. i have a question regarding my workout. I am 5'3 and weigh around 136. My goal is fat loss and get in shape. I started going to gym and its been a month now. I am running for 30 minutes and then doing weight training. I do biceps, chest, back, triceps. I do all these on machines. Now my question is that should i start eating protein shakes n stuff. I went to GNC and they have whey protein. Is that ok to buy?? What do u guys think

Thank u all for ur time and replies haha :)

and yeah do u guys think i should weight a little more and add more exercises. :)
 
i think you should run and lift on different days if possible. if not possible, then at different times. if not possible then weight lift first, drink a whey shake with water, then cardio. anyways whey protein is great after working out, but milk is also great. but if you do decide to get protein powder, don't go with gnc. but rather an online retailer, i've never used one (i get discounts from a local place) but i heard www.bodybuilding.com was good.. as for lifting, add leg exercises and shoulder exercises. and instead of machines, try free weights. be careful of form, it's very easy to get injured..
 
i see got ya. So should i do like whey shake, 30 minutes cardio and then Pull Push routine. Recently i had been running a lot but now i cant run everyday because my right thigh hurts then haha. so i run 4 days a week. so do like 30 min cardio on monday then pull, then skip cardio(exept for warm up) on tuesday and do push and wednesday again do cardio for 30 min and drink whey protein before working out or get protein powder and drink after working out, what do u suggest??

Thank u all so much :)
 
workout, shake, cardio..
the shake will help you avoid catabolism (your body eats your muscles for energy), this happens when cardio is done with little to no protein in the body..
 
i think you should run and lift on different days if possible. if not possible, then at different times. if not possible then weight lift first, drink a whey shake with water, then cardio.
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If you're really trying to lose weight, it's good to do cardio regularly, even on resistance days. You don't need to supplement protein if you have a healthy diet unless you want to put on significant muscle mass (or you just want really strong joints and skin).
 
mreik said:
workout, shake, cardio..
the shake will help you avoid catabolism (your body eats your muscles for energy), this happens when cardio is done with little to no protein in the body..
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When you work out your body tries to utilize carbohydrates as a fuel source, then fat, long before it really utilizes proteins. It tries to make use of proteins when it can't release fat stores quickly enough to meet energy requirements.

It's more important that you get carbohydrates than protein if you're trying to prevent catabolism.
 
awesome comments guys. Do i like this forum yeah i do hahaha. Yeah i was doing cardio everyday for like 3 weeks but now my right thigh and knee hurts when i run so i gotta give it rest. I tried cycling but it just does'nt interest me, i still want to run ahahha :)
 
believeryes said:
i see got ya. So should i do like whey shake, 30 minutes cardio and then Pull Push routine. Recently i had been running a lot but now i cant run everyday because my right thigh hurts then haha. so i run 4 days a week. so do like 30 min cardio on monday then pull, then skip cardio(exept for warm up) on tuesday and do push and wednesday again do cardio for 30 min and drink whey protein before working out or get protein powder and drink after working out, what do u suggest??

Thank u all so much :)
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I agree. You get more out of both the aerobic and the anaerobic if you put them on seperate days of the week.
 
I have a question about my protien usage too.

Right now I'm taking a protien shake that has a little bit of creatine in it. I'm looking to bulk up my muscle mass. for the past little while I've been drinking before and after I workout (5 days a week) and sometimes when I go to sleep or when I wake up.

Is this too much? what should my habits be?
 
You can process about 30g of protein in a 2 hour span. As long as you're under this limit, and not going over 1g / lbs of lean bodyweight per day, you'll be fine.
 
Fil,

I'm curious as to where you get your number from (30 grams per 2 hours). There's so many conflicting numbers but the usual concensus is 35 grams per hour (that I have read in journals).
 
That may be the case, evo. I haven't had to look it up lately, but I was talking to my partner a few days ago about it, and I recall him saying that. I just looked through my nutrition books, and they focus more on daily intake than intake over a short period of time.
 
I was speaking just a few minutes ago with a nutritionist friend of mine and his reply was that the average sedentary individual can absorb around 30 grams of protein per sitting (or hour), however this is the case with food and the bioavailiability of some food's protein sources are pretty low...so an individual can actually absorb more than 30 grams (eggs are high and they only have 70%).

He said the typical weight lifter or athlete can absorb much more.
 
Either way, you're on the right track thinking that the body can only utilize so much in a certain amount of time. What it can't use is stored as fat or leaves the body as waste.
 
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