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Protien Shakes, Yoga, Putting On Weight!
Hi I just went out and purchased a yoga mat, blender, protein shakes and protein Powder. I am a little under weight by like 5-10 lbs and want to be healthy. I want to start doing yoga, having atleast a shake a day and hopefully that will help my put on weight. I purchased the ISOfemme protein powder, it says it is good to have more meals a day, it has hardly any fat and only 1 g or carbs. I thought carbs helped put on weight so I am wondering if this is a good product. On the plus side there is 27g of protein per scoop. I would like to know if I am on teh right track and if this protein powder was a good decision?
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Hey there.
Protein powder is normally designed to be just a protein supplement. That's the reason it has little or no carbs. This way they can be used by people who are on a lean bulk or cut. They do have products designed specifically for people who are trying to simply put on weight... they are called weight gainers and have protein, carbs and fats in them.
Now, that being said, protein powders are a good supplement to a weight gaining program. However, how you train, and what you eat is more important.
Essentially gaining weight comes down to the following:
- You need a significant calorie surplus. This is a must, and no amount of training or protein powder can get around this. This is essential for muscle or fat gain. Eating balanced meals with adequate carbs, proteins and fats is essential. Remember the powder is just a supplement.
- For muscle gain you need to train in such a way that the muscle fibres are significantly damaged. The body then super compensates during the repair process and one gains weight. For this to work you also need a certain amount of protein per day. How much depends on how and how hard you train. For optimal weight gain, resistance training and other short term intense workouts are best (e.g. weight training, exercises where you lift your bodyweight, sprinting, explosive sports, etc). Follow your workouts with a protein shake taken immediately after training, then have a meal about one hour after that.
Here is a useful article that teaches you how to calculate calories and protein requirements:
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With a proper routine and diet you should begin to gain weight right away. Fat and muscle are separate things. One does not turn into the other, and the body works by gaining or losing weight (not both at once). Therefore when one gains muscle, one will also tend to gain a certain amount of fat. Similarly if one is losing weight, some muscle loss is also expected.
To sum up, the protein powder is a useful supplement on top of a balanced diet with a significant calorie surplus and a good training routine.
Good luck.
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The protien powders can be very expensive, and some of them are very similar to Carnation Instant Breakfast. I buy the powdered kind, which tastes better than the pre-mixed. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you start to work out, you may firts notice you look a little thinner, but weigh a little more. This is your fat changing over to muscle.
All my life, even through my twenties and early thirties, and seven children, I was so skinny I was embarrassed. People don't realize being underweight is just as hard on the ego as being overweight. In fact, it's even worse because people have no roblem with saying, "Oh my God, You're so skinny!"
The good news is this...I am now 37, and in great shape. All of the women I used to envy would love to have my body. I don't even work out, but when I do, everything goes right back into shape. This is the payoff of looking like Olive Oyl for half my life. I used to feel as if I had the shape of a twelve year old boy (even though I'm a girl), and now, at 37, I can still turn the head of a teenage boy.
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