Question on fat burning & protein shakes

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dgerson

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Over the past month I have started a weight training / fat burning gym routine. I am not terribly out of shape, i weigh 185 lbs. and I am 6 feet. I have gained a beer gut that i want to lose, and i want to put on some muscle mass. I recently bought a tub of Nitrotech hardcore protein powder, for use post workout.
My question is will this stuff counter-act my fat burning/weight loss? Should i wait till i have dropped a few lbs before using it?

thanks for any help.
Dan
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dgerson said:
Over the past month I have started a weight training / fat burning gym routine. I am not terribly out of shape, i weigh 185 lbs. and I am 6 feet. I have gained a beer gut that i want to lose, and i want to put on some muscle mass. I recently bought a tub of Nitrotech hardcore protein powder, for use post workout.
My question is will this stuff counter-act my fat burning/weight loss? Should i wait till i have dropped a few lbs before using it?

thanks for any help.
Dan
:confused:
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Some whey protein supplements are full of fat, some have very little... check out the label. To get rid of that stored energy, your gut, you will have to burn more calories than you consume. Your body can use energy stored from 2 places: muscle, and fat. Lifting weights is going to increase your muscle which will help the body "choose" the fat. The very gaining of muscle mass will increase your metabolism as well. Protein is extremely hard for your body to store as fat if you happened to over-do your calories, will raise your metabolism by thermogenesis at a cellular level, and is essential to repair the muscles you tear when weight-lifting.

Short-answer: Take the protein supplement if it's low in fat... if it isn't, get some low in fat and mix with skim milk or water. Also pay attention to amino-acid content when buying protein shakes. I like a brand called six-star. It has an excellent protein to fat ratio, tastes great, inexpensive, and has a good bit of amino acids added. Expensive isn't always best, just look at the xyience crap. :)
 
Some whey protein supplements are full of fat, some have very little... check out the label. To get rid of that stored energy, your gut, you will have to burn more calories than you consume. Your body can use energy stored from 2 places: muscle, and fat. Lifting weights is going to increase your muscle which will help the body "choose" the fat. The very gaining of muscle mass will increase your metabolism as well. Protein is extremely hard for your body to store as fat if you happened to over-do your calories, will raise your metabolism by thermogenesis at a cellular level, and is essential to repair the muscles you tear when weight-lifting.
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Thanks for the response. Here is the scoop on the powder:
Calories: 110
Total Fat: 1.5g
Saturated fat: 1g
Protein: 20g
Synthpro Amino Acid matrix: 2020mg

2 lbs (about 32 servings) was about $39. Taste is good, i normally take it with skim milk post workout. I guess what i need to know now is what is my optimal caloric intake per day.

thanks
Dan
 
It IS expensive, assuming it was $39 US and he lives in the USA. Probably at GNC or a small retail store...or perhaps his gym.

protein powder isn't magic stuff...its just protein...food.

but you paid way too much. 5.5lbs of Optimum Nutrition 100% whey is like $24 for 70servings for essentially the exact same stuff.
 
It IS expensive, assuming it was $39 US and he lives in the USA. Probably at GNC or a small retail store...or perhaps his gym.
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You got me. GNC in my hood. It sounded expensive but i wanted to get started asap. In the future i will go online and get it much cheaper. Thanks for the advice.
 
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