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Protein shakes and not working out

  • 15-11-2014 11:41pm
    #1
    WhiteWalls
    Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭


    If you were in a rush or just for handiness sake would you ever just take a protein shake?


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  • #2
    Blacktie.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭Blacktie.


    Yes


  • #3
    thegreatiam
    Registered Users Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭thegreatiam


    its what they are for


  • #4
    caolfx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭caolfx


    Yep. Rushing out the door this morning so just had a scoop with milk.


  • #5
    Talib Fiasco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,428 ✭✭✭Talib Fiasco


    Everyone needs protein, even the couch potato...it's an efficient way to get protein in so why not?


  • #6
    Ave Sodalis
    Registered Users Posts: 7,547 ✭✭✭Ave Sodalis


    Talib Fiasco wrote: »
    Everyone needs protein, even the couch potato...it's an efficient way to get protein in so why not?

    Because a general daily diet that has any bit of meat or lentils in it is more than enough.
    I wouldn't be a fan of random protein shakes, or even protein shakes for lighter work The idea that you can eat whatever amount of protein is false and unless you have a very very bad diet or have a condition that inhibits protein digestion, you should get enough protein through food.


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  • #7
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    If they had porridge or cereal or toast for breakfast and a ham sandwich for lunch and didn't have time for dinner, then they wouldn't have had much protein at all that day
    A shake is going to have ~20g protein in it, it's not like they're adding 50-100+


  • #8
    Riensen
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Riensen


    If it is good quality yes. But most shakes contain artificial sweeteners which make you hungry very quickly. That is okay if you want to gain mass but counterproductive if you want to lose weight.


  • #9
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,551 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Riensen wrote: »
    If it is good quality yes. But most shakes contain artificial sweeteners which make you hungry very quickly. That is okay if you want to gain mass but counterproductive if you want to lose weight.

    The quantity of sweeteners in a scoop of most shakes, e.g. MyProtein, isn't high enough to cause wiild changes in insulin.


  • #10
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users Posts: 9,499 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    Riensen wrote: »
    If it is good quality yes. But most shakes contain artificial sweeteners which make you hungry very quickly. That is okay if you want to gain mass but counterproductive if you want to lose weight.

    myprotein would be one of (if not the) cheapest places to get whey from and their breakdown is :

    Per 25g:
    Energy: 98.3Kcal
    Protein (as-is): 19.6g
    Fat: 1.7g
    Carbohydrates: 1.5g

    The mass gainers, on the other hand, would be absolutely laced with sweeteners/sugars.


  • #11
    burkey85
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭burkey85


    Would sometimes have one late in the evening when feeling peckish but too tired to make anything, does the job for me!


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  • #12
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,013 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    sup_dude wrote: »
    Because a general daily diet that has any bit of meat or lentils in it is more than enough.
    If they are running out the door in the morning, they might not have time for meat and lentils.
    Therefore protein shakes are a benefit here.
    Riensen wrote: »
    If it is good quality yes. But most shakes contain artificial sweeteners which make you hungry very quickly. That is okay if you want to gain mass but counterproductive if you want to lose weight.
    No they don't


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