I woke up this morning excited about my day and went straight into the kitchen to fix myself some breakfast. As I looked into the cupboard (do people say "cupboard" anymore?), I was disappointed to see the same boring protein shakes staring back at me. I know that I have to get enough protein everyday to complement my weight lifting. If I don't get enough protein, then my muscles won't be able to grow, right? But does it have to be so bland?
If you're having the same problem and want to spice up your protein shakes, you can start by adding some simple flavors. Natural peanut butter or almond butter would be a good start since you need extra calories. But sometimes it's still not enough. What if you're still tired of taking the same drinks every day. Well, you could simply stop drinking them all together.
Most of your meals should be coming from whole foods anyway. You need to get plenty of fiber, vitamins, and other nutrients which are often not available in your everyday protein powders. Even if they are, it just isn't the same, is it? Remember why protein shake supplements were created.
OK, they were made to make money, but besides that they help to fill in gaps when we can't get enough protein from other sources. Most of our protein sources are less convenient for our busy lifestyles. We can't always drive around with chicken, milk, tuna, or almond butter (trust me when I say that all you'll get is a dirty shirt and a bunch of laughing coworkers).
Still, it's unhealthy to drink nothing but protein shakes all day. Furthermore, it's not really necessary to drink any protein drinks, otherwise known as liquid meals, at all. It is possible, though it may be difficult, to get all of you required protein and calories from your meals.
Of course, remember to balance your added calories with the proper weight training exercises. Otherwise, all those extra calories will simply expand your love handles and not your biceps.
You should know this by now, but it never hurts to repeat fundamentals. You simply will not gain muscle if you don't stimulate the muscle with weights. Your body won't get stronger just because you gulp down a bunch of protein without doing the exercises.
Always remember that the core concepts of building muscle involve strength training exercises and proper weight gaining diet. No supplement, even a protein shake, can replace the fundamentals.
If you're having the same problem and want to spice up your protein shakes, you can start by adding some simple flavors. Natural peanut butter or almond butter would be a good start since you need extra calories. But sometimes it's still not enough. What if you're still tired of taking the same drinks every day. Well, you could simply stop drinking them all together.
Most of your meals should be coming from whole foods anyway. You need to get plenty of fiber, vitamins, and other nutrients which are often not available in your everyday protein powders. Even if they are, it just isn't the same, is it? Remember why protein shake supplements were created.
OK, they were made to make money, but besides that they help to fill in gaps when we can't get enough protein from other sources. Most of our protein sources are less convenient for our busy lifestyles. We can't always drive around with chicken, milk, tuna, or almond butter (trust me when I say that all you'll get is a dirty shirt and a bunch of laughing coworkers).
Still, it's unhealthy to drink nothing but protein shakes all day. Furthermore, it's not really necessary to drink any protein drinks, otherwise known as liquid meals, at all. It is possible, though it may be difficult, to get all of you required protein and calories from your meals.
Of course, remember to balance your added calories with the proper weight training exercises. Otherwise, all those extra calories will simply expand your love handles and not your biceps.
You should know this by now, but it never hurts to repeat fundamentals. You simply will not gain muscle if you don't stimulate the muscle with weights. Your body won't get stronger just because you gulp down a bunch of protein without doing the exercises.
Always remember that the core concepts of building muscle involve strength training exercises and proper weight gaining diet. No supplement, even a protein shake, can replace the fundamentals.
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