protein shakes?
 

Whats a good but cheaper protein shake that tastes good?


Thanks
-Wes

RTD (Ready-To-Drink, or premade) or a powder?

IMO (and I've drank a lot of them):

RTD- Muscle Milk
Powder- Optimum Chocolate or Mint Chocolate

get yourself a 10 pound bag of optimum nutrition whey protein(i like vanilla cream? and but like 2-3 strawberrys in it and blend it up....:drool:)

Can you list prices?

For an RTD or powder?

Both

I was using EAS for a while, the vanilla isn't half bad when mixed with cold milk and a squirt of chocolate syrup.

And what better RTG or powder?

Better as in?


The bulk powder will be much cheaper.

Hows chocolate syrup any good for you?:lol:

Spikes your blood sugar if you plan on going to lift afterwords would be my best reason, other wise, it just tastes better.

Okay lol i guess thats a good reason!

But just taking protein shakes is gonna make you bloated/fat if your body doesn't need the added protein.

And you will have gastro discomfort, like gas and possibly loose stool. Oh, and there's the whole cholesterol thing if you aren't careful.

As for prices, they are all over the place. Try Bodybuilding.com and Supplementwarehouse.com.

RTDs will be more expensive per gram of protein since they are premade and prepackaged.

I have under 1250cals per day and i way about 320pounds. I burned about 1600cals yesterday so i do need the protein.

Geez, what am I doing wrong. :-x

What do you mean?

You weigh 320 and only take in 1250 cals per day? Holy starvation mode, Batman!

I eat a ton, and am stuck at a measly 200 lbs.

No No No i spread my meals thru the day i have about five meals a 'day. Each meal is about a fist size of protein and a fist size of carbs. So i'm not starving

I believe you are missing my point.

Example.

For a 6' 1" 320lb 21 year old male, a rough guess of your BMR is 2800 calories a day. If you only do 1300 you are too far off of your BMR, your body will go into starvation mode, and will fight you trying to lose weight.

Ergo,

FAIL.

See the thing is i'm not starving. I feel great i'v never felt this great.

I am not talking about starving as in hungry. I am talking about you triggering your body into thinking it's starving by not eating enough. So it automatically tries to hold onto weight and fights your efforts.

I see your point. So you thing i should go up in cal? How much 2500?

i believe its still like75-80 bucks for the ten pound bag at vitamin shop.....but as far as your calorie intake, should be way higher even if your cutting i only weighed 198 lbs and was still taking in 1500 a day at the minimum for 2 weeks max....its not good for your body to deplete it of food like that, you better be taking a whole food multivitamin too