LukeTaLife Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 looking for the most cost effective protein and creatinethoughts? 6'1 80 kgs and would like to be bigger and more definedIf only it was as easy as typing itthanks heapsLuke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Forget supplements.Train smart and eat plenty of good food. You don't need to worry about supplements until you've had at least three productive years of training. As a beginner you have the advantage of fast gains, no (legal) supplement can give you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I did the exact opposite, I loaded up on that stuff for several years and now I'm just eating food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I did the same...I supplemented with everything I could and it helped me but I think in the long run it lowered my ultimate potential as a strength athlete...I should have waited a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Forget supplements.Train smart and eat plenty of good food. You don't need to worry about supplements until you've had at least three productive years of training. As a beginner you have the advantage of fast gains, no (legal) supplement can give you that. Agreed Use the first few years to your advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Is there a difference between eating one pound of Tofu and drinking a large soy protein shake? I'm saying this because the reason I've incorporated protein shakes into my nutrition routine is because they've given me greater liberty on what to cook. Instead of going for nuts/legumes/Tofu/whatever all the time I can just skip the protein part of the meal and focus on vegetables and carbs. Feel free to tell me I'm stupid, but that's the way it works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanAndrew Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I've wondered the same thing although i try and get just as much protein from foods as i do from shakes. I agree with the no supplements. I take two right now and i'd like to just cut down to one(glucosamine) or stay and too and have glucosamine and creatine(no glutamine). I'd also like to not take any protein shakes except for one vega a day but... A. i don't have enough money for that much vega right nowB. i don't have a kitchen and my cafeteria is dumb(even though i do get good choicese, i'd rather have more simple things with lots of protein/carbs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Aside from *MAYBE* vega and a multivitamin, I wouldn't buy anything else besides food. On food alone I put on 10 pounds my first 2 months, and after a year I'm continuing to gain, only after buying hemp protein a month ago, and I've only used it a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 You probably absorb the protein from a shake much more quickly...which is important before a workout and right after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 The downside to the shakes is that they are protein isolate. It really caused a lot of stomach upset for me. And we've talked about the health aspects of hainvg too much soy isolate in your body. You might start running into problems with glands and things like that. I never experienced any of that though. Maybe Rob has noticed a difference from taking more vega than soy isolates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I've taken a lot of everything as a non-vegan...and a bit as a vegan and the only thing that wasn't all that great was whey. It helped when I took it but I felt so much better when I stopped...I never experienced troubles with soy protein isolate and I used to use it like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willpeavy Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 looking for the most cost effective protein lentils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeTaLife Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 i have decided to go with you peeps and ignore the proteini will have a dedication to lentils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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