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Knowing When To Take Whey Protein
Does it help to know when to take whey protein? For sure it does. The time of consumption can help you achieve optimal results from your weight lifting efforts.
When trying to build muscle mass, you want to be able to meet your daily protein requirements. It's important that you are clear about how much you need from the very start or you may end up over-exercising and damaging your health. The rule of thumb is that you consume at least 1 gram of protein for every pound you weigh. Of course, not all the protein comes from protein shakes. A large portion of the protein also comes from your daily diet - meat, eggs, milk, etc.
But does knowing when to take whey protein help with achieving the desired results? The answer is yes. Given that you have meeting your daily protein requirements, paying attention to the time of consumption can help you absorb more protein and give you better results.
In an earlier article on when to take whey protein, we mentioned that the body absorbs the most protein right after a workout. So this is your number one window for consuming protein shakes.
Note that most protein shakes contain only 20 grams plus of protein in a single scoop. If you weigh 200 pounds, you may be aiming to consume 200 grams of protein a day. Given that you are eating 100 grams of protein from food, you still need an additional 100 grams of protein. Where does the protein come from? From your protein shakes. You will need 5 scoops of protein powder to achieve your daily protein needs. So for sure, one shake wouldn't be enough. In this case, you may wish to consider taking 2 shakes a day, each with 2 and 1/2 scoops of protein powder. That will give you the 100 grams of protein that you need to boost muscle mass.
Here are more recommended timings on when to take whey protein shakes.
If you don't consume protein shakes at the recommended timings, some of the protein may be lost and it may take you longer to see the results you are hoping to get.
