Does anyone on this board take a protein supplement? Do you think it helps your running (via muscle recovery, leanness)? I read an article recently suggesting that the conventional wisdom of carbo loading is being replaced by adding a larger percentage of protein to runners diets (0.75 to 1g of weight) while balancing carbo needs. Anyway, wondering if anyone on this board takes a supplement and if so which one and whether they think it helps their running?
i like "pro complex" (chocolate) from optimum nutrition. i make one shake a day with skim milk, a banana, peanut butter and some flax seed oil. i drink it in three portions throughout the day. i started it when i began my hill phase (lydiard style) but kept it up because i liked the results, and it's delicious.
i hd a more productive hill phase this time than last, and i believe that it's because i added the protein this time. i only added 3 or 4 pounds of muscle in the month i took the protein, but haven't gained or lost any since i stopped the hill phase. none of my previous hill phases caused any muscle gain or loss.
i haven't run any races yet, so i'm not sure it has helped my running. it has evened out the muscle imbalances i've had between my two legs for years, though. i figure that has to be a good thing. oh, and my top-end speed has improved.
I occasionally supplement with a burger, jerk chicken, or the best protein supplement ever after a long run, sushi. In Brooklyn I'd recommend Taro, on Dean Street just off Flatbush. Sit at the bar, ask for omakase. Sure you can say it's a chain, but the only other branch is run by Sano's parents in Tokyo. So it's legit.
You get your protein from the fish, your carbs from the rice and Sapporo, plenty of good fishy oils too. It's ideal.
I'm sure whey protein from a can is real nice too, but no experience with that, sorry.
eat a f***ing steak and quit worrying about your diet
i used to give them to my girl friend. she was a veggie lover and i convinced her she had to get protein in her diet. she got it a tablespoon at a time baby. it was good for me and made her feel better about having some pure protein in her diet. she would call me all the time, even after we broke up, saying she needed protein. i was always ready to relieve her of her concern. now i charge her $40 a week, the same as supplements would cost her.
cmon, you get paid?
So what you say'n is you'd give 'em to this guy for $40 or free
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