Shimmer.Fade
Bluelighter
I was never a fan of whey protein back when I lifted, I used mainly soy based powders. Whey protein powder tastes awful.
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Best protein sources? Trying to build lean muscle
- Thread starter Pegasus
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I love the taste of unflavoured Whey protein isolate.
I would never, ever buy the flavoured options as they are full of shit like Aspartame and other horrible shit.
Whey is the best protein supplement in terms of Branch Chain Amino Acid profile and bioavailability.
Eggs, Chicken, Milk, Whey, Beans and Fish is how I get my protein in. Although of course I also get it in from all the plants I consume, but those are my primary sources.
GOMAD is a diet focussing on milk. It stands for Gallon Of Milk A Day and provides you with 200g Carbs, 2,400kcals, 120g fat and 120g Protein! It's incredibly effective for gaining muscle as right there in a simple gallon of milk (4litres) you have reached your daily requirements nearly already! And it isn't hard to drink 4l of milk, imo.
My personal secret to success with building muscle is the smoothie I make daily, a couple times a day:
1L of milk or more
100g Oats (often more)
50g-80g Whey Protein
2 Banana's
1 Avocado (optional)
This smoothie not only tastes great, but provides a shit-ton of calories, protein, fat and carbs that are essential. It's easy, quick, tasty and effective.
I would never, ever buy the flavoured options as they are full of shit like Aspartame and other horrible shit.
Whey is the best protein supplement in terms of Branch Chain Amino Acid profile and bioavailability.
Eggs, Chicken, Milk, Whey, Beans and Fish is how I get my protein in. Although of course I also get it in from all the plants I consume, but those are my primary sources.
GOMAD is a diet focussing on milk. It stands for Gallon Of Milk A Day and provides you with 200g Carbs, 2,400kcals, 120g fat and 120g Protein! It's incredibly effective for gaining muscle as right there in a simple gallon of milk (4litres) you have reached your daily requirements nearly already! And it isn't hard to drink 4l of milk, imo.
My personal secret to success with building muscle is the smoothie I make daily, a couple times a day:
1L of milk or more
100g Oats (often more)
50g-80g Whey Protein
2 Banana's
1 Avocado (optional)
This smoothie not only tastes great, but provides a shit-ton of calories, protein, fat and carbs that are essential. It's easy, quick, tasty and effective.
Pegasus
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I'm not sure what your goal is, but 6'1" and 170, given the proper bf%, isn't that bad.
Here's Kessler and Froch. Both 6'1" weighing 168 in the photo:
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Yeah, I mean I'm not trying to gain a bunch really. With my frame, small gains are huge. I'm just trying to optimize my eating habits while getting back on the ball with my strength training. My speed/ explosiveness training has seemed to hit a ceiling somewhat since I've not been doing the strength stuff to the degree I need to. Benzos w/d didn't really help things either.
Thanks for all the tips everyone.
modern buddha
Bluelighter
I've still got my money on beans.
Yeah, "amino acid combination" is important. But I doubt you need to eat both at the same meal. I'm sure your body is completely fine if you eat rice at one meal and beans at the next.
All in all, if you're looking for JUST protein, I say go meat. Ffs, it's muscle! Of course it has more protein than other things. If you're going for health, split up your diet. You aren't any more manly if you eat meat some days and beans others.
Imho, meat is only good for two things: bodybuilding (amateur and professional) and for calories when there is a drought and animals are all there is to eat. But that's just my opinion. Take it with a grain of salt; the health is in the beans and veggies.
Darksidesam
Bluelight Crew
What about Egg Whites?
addictivepersona
Bluelight Crew
You're right, though there's debate--Some people say they must be eaten together, while others say they can be eaten "together" over the course of up to three days.
I'm surprised eggs haven't been mentioned yet. Those are, after all, the "reference protein" (the complete protein that all other complete proteins are measured against, at least according to the ADA [American Dietetics Association]).
Shimmer.Fade
Bluelighter
Awww I hate when that happens, especially when you pay for it!!
Omelettes are delicious. Onions, cheese, sausage, tomatoes, jalapeno or pablano, bell peppers, cilantro, and a good salsa ftw.
Omelettes are delicious. Onions, cheese, sausage, tomatoes, jalapeno or pablano, bell peppers, cilantro, and a good salsa ftw.
addictivepersona
Bluelight Crew
You egg lovers should check out Let's talk about eggs. 
Interesting discussion.
Interesting discussion.
dokomo
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I bought some eggs on my way home today, cashier forgot to put them in the bag or something though...
That sucks man! I've had that happen to me before as well.
Darksidesam
Bluelight Crew
well something i usually have for lunch a lot is.
2 brown bread thick slices of toast.
1 tin of baked beans
2 eggs
3 egg whites, Squirt some ketchup on those eggs
Make sure you boil the eggs, if you fry them you are heating them too high and destroying certain nutrients you want in them
2 brown bread thick slices of toast.
1 tin of baked beans
2 eggs
3 egg whites, Squirt some ketchup on those eggs
Make sure you boil the eggs, if you fry them you are heating them too high and destroying certain nutrients you want in them
modern buddha
Bluelighter
Omelets are a great way to get in extra protein AND lots of vegetables for the day. I like Shimmer's idea for throwing in all those vegetables. (minus jalapen'os, not everyone's a spicy food fan.
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