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Friday, February 20, 2009

What to do when you're sick of drinking protein shakes all day

By Jon Cardozo

It can be difficult at times to stick to your muscle building routine. One of the classic examples of this can be found in your kitchen. Protein shakes can become pretty old after a while. Your taste buds are probably asking for some new excitement in their lives!

If you're having the same problem and want to spice up your protein shakes, you can start by adding some simple flavors. Natural peanut butter or almond butter would be a good start since you need extra calories. But sometimes it's still not enough. What if you're still tired of taking the same drinks every day. Well, you could simply stop drinking them all together.

You should understand that protein shakes should not to be the basis of your muscle building diet. You need plenty of nutrients which are not always available in these powders, so you should focus on eating plenty of whole foods. These protein supplements should be treated as their name suggests - as supplements and not the core of your diet. Think about the original purpose of these supplements.

Well, besides making companies money, these protein drinks are designed to be a convenient way to consume extra protein. This is useful because sometimes it's difficult to get enough calories and protein from your meals, especially when you're on the go (and who isn't these days).

Still, it's unhealthy to drink nothing but protein shakes all day. Furthermore, it's not really necessary to drink any protein drinks, otherwise known as liquid meals, at all. It is possible, though it may be difficult, to get all of you required protein and calories from your meals.

Of course, remember to balance your added calories with the proper weight training exercises. Otherwise, all those extra calories will simply expand your love handles and not your biceps.

A friend of mine began eating a bunch of calories including throwing eggs into his protein shakes every day. Believe it or not, he didn't combine it with weight training, and his waistline suffered as a result.

Always remember that the core concepts of building muscle involve strength training exercises and proper weight gaining diet. No supplement, even a protein shake, can replace the fundamentals. - 17273

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