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Protein drinks & Diet

  • 14-04-2003 9:49am
    #1
    Kell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭


    Hi there. Looking for a little advice re protein supplements vs my diet. I am trying to see if I need to start taking the drinks to add mass to my muscles when my diet is normally quite protein/carby rich.

    Typically I would eat meat (fish, red meat, chicken) five days a week inc. spuds and a vegetable of some description. The other days I would normally go for just a pizza and then an omlette on the last day. I am beginning to think that my diet is full of the bits and pieces that I need to develop muscle so I would be grateful if someone could explain how adding protein drinks to the equation would develop things significantly further.

    Cheers-

    K


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  • #2
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    What does your training consist of?
    How many days a week do you train?
    What are your goals?
    How long have you been training for?


  • #3
    Kell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Kell


    Havent a clue of the terms for the exersises so bear with me. Training consists of mostly upper body exersises such as forward rolls, side rolls with dumb bells, bicep curls, tricep extensions. Gets even more iffy when I start trying to describe the exersises with the bar bell. OK- equivalent of arm curls reverse grip, same with normal grip to shoulder height not above head, and behind head for shoulders and upper back. Actually, as an aside can someone send me a link to different exersise patterns and WTF they're called.

    Weight-
    Bicep Curls: 20Lbs x15 x2
    Tricep extensions: 10Lbs x 15 x2
    Forward rolls: 10Lbs x 15 x 2
    Side rolls: 10Lbs x15 x2
    Bar bell exersises: 35Lbs x 15 x2

    I have been training for four months roughly four days a week for about an hour a night.

    Goals- large biceps & triceps and develop shoulders and upper back. I walk for my legs and thinking of getting back on a bike as well.


  • #4
    daveirl
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  • #5
    Kell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Kell


    Originally posted by tunney
    What does your training consist of?
    How many days a week do you train?
    What are your goals?
    How long have you been training for?

    Were you going to get back to me at some stage with something there Tunney?

    K-


  • #6
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Sorry, forgot I posted :)

    Anyways I am of the opinion that protein drinks should only be taken after someone has been rigorously training for at least a good few months for a good few hours a week and has a good diet. Which you are/have :)

    I'd be interested to hear how the protein drinks work out for you.


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  • #7
    Kell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Kell


    S'all I needed to hear. I'll be ordering my drinkies soon and will let you know after a few weeks.

    Cheers-

    K


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