How much whey protein should I take?!
Question:
How much whey protein should I take?
Hey everyone. Ive been working out for about a month now, I weigh about 170 pounds, 21 yo/male, and height at about 5'9'' 1/2. I was wondering for everyone with body building, nutritional, and diet knowledge as to how much whey protein I should take. The 100% Whey Proteign Gold Standard product came highly reccommended so I purchased a 5.5lb tub of it. Does anyone now how many scoops of it I should put in, and what would you reccommend me to mix it in: Soy Milk? Water? Fruit Smoothie? Thanks =)
Answers:
Look at the label on the container. It should tell you how many grams of protein are in one serving and how many scoops make up one serving. Most of your protein should come from real food...chicken, beef, eggs, cheese. Remember, protein powder is a supplement.
You should try to eat about 1 gram of protein for every 1 lb of body weight. This seems to be the general rule of thumb. I have also read that no more than 30 grams of protein should be consumed in one meal.
You can mix it with whatever you like...I have found that COW'S milk makes protein taste a little better than water. If the choice is between soy milk or water...go with water. I have a protein shake with 1 or 2 raw eggs immediately when I wake up and as soon as I get back from working out. I have tried 3 or 4 protein shakes during the day but I ended up on the toilet and it wasn't fun.