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Protein Shakes with the Highest Protein
If you are searching for protein shakes with the highest protein, do note that there is a difference between protein isolate and protein concentrate.
Concentrate protein powders contain way more protein than isolate protein powder. If you come across a protein concentrate label, it means that each serving has at least 90% of protein in it. Isolate powder usually have between 40% to 50% protein in a single serving. The remaining ingredients comprise of fat, carb, and other nutrients.
Although concentrate powders contain a higher amount of protein, they are uncommon because many consumers do not find it economical to consume such high quality protein on a daily basis.
Most of the whey protein products that you see selling in health stores are actually isolate products. For the average consumer, isolate powder is good enough. A single serving of whey protein isolate contains between 19g to 29g of protein.
Here is a list of protein shakes with the highest protein.
1) GNC Pro Performance 100% Whey Protein Review - 29 grams of protein per serving.
2) Dymatize Elite Whey Protein - 24 grams of protein per serving.
3) Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein - 24 grams of protein per serving.
4) EAS 100% Whey Protein - 23 grams of protein per serving.
The serving size really depends on your weight. If you weigh around 200 pounds, your recommended serving is 2 scoops of protein. If you weight above 300 pounds, you should be taking 3 scoops of protein with your shakes.
All the above products are available in 2 and 5 lb containers. Do consider a few important factors before buying: taste, quality of protein powder, and price.
Taste is of utmost importance because cheaper protein powder tends to taste like cheap hot chocolate drinks. The higher quality protein powder really does create great tasting shakes. All you have to do is to add water or milk. Some people like to add 4 oz of water and 4 oz of milk with their shakes.
Finally, do note that unless you really want to bulk up really quickly, more doesn't always mean good. You should always be trying to achieve your daily protein targets.
For instance, let's say you decide to take 1 gram of protein for every pound that you weigh. If you weight 300 pounds, your daily protein intake will be 300 grams.
A single protein shake with 1 serving will give to 29 grams of protein (assuming you drink GNC protein shakes). If you drink 1 in the morning, and 1 in the evening, you would have consumed 58 grams of protein for the day. The remaining 242 grams must be taken from your daily meals. Other foods like chicken breast, turkey breast, eggs, soy, etc. all provide rich sources of protein.
If you weigh just 200 pounds, then obviously your daily protein intake should be much lesser. That's 100 grams lesser, compared to a 300 pound individual. You can still drink 2 shakes a day, but you may wish to take 1/2 serving with each shake. By splitting up serving into 2, you make sure that your body has a constant supply of protein throughout the day (and night). Such consumption habits help to repair muscles and build lean muscle mass at a much faster rate.
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