Why take Whey Protein?
Whey protein is a pure, natural, high quality protein. It’s a complete protein which contains all of the essential amino acids required in the daily diet. It has the ideal combination of amino acids to help improve body composition and enhance athletic performance. Whey protein repairs body cells, builds and repairs muscles and bones and is considered one of the best things to speed up your metabolism.
Whey protein products can be used to replace meals, supplement meals, or just be a healthy snack. If you are not taking the P90X Recovery drink after workouts, I very much recommend having a whey protein shake within an hour of working out. Some people even piggy back a whey protein shake on top of their P90X Recovery drink (not necessary though).
If you are looking to build muscle, the two best times to have a whey protein shake are either before and/or after a workout. Having a protein shake right before you go to bed is also a good idea. Muscles actually grow while they are resting so sleep is the most productive muscle building period of your 24-hour day (I would recommend casein protein right before bed but whey protein will also do the trick).
Below are some of the most popular products that contain whey protein:
P90X Peak Performance Bars (meal replacement or healthy snack)
Flavors – Chocolate Fudge, Café Mocha, Wildberry Yogurt, Chocolate Peanut Butter.
Whey Protein Powder-Chocolate (post workout, meal supplement, healthy snack, right before bedtime)
Whey Protein Powder-Vanilla (post workout, meal supplement, healthy snack, right before bedtime)
Meal Replacement Shake-Chocolate (meal replacement)
Meal Replacement Shake-Vanilla (meal replacement)
June 4th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
hey bro u got sum great results!
My question is that i have both the recovery drink and the whey protein. When should i take them or does one of them cross out the other one?
June 5th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Take the recovery drink right after your workout and you can take the whey before you workout…that is what I do.
You could also take the whey right before you go to bed, sleep is prime time when muscles grow so feeding them with protein only enhances that process.