Losing your mojo

I drink a couple of pints of milk as soon as I get through the door. I'm not convinced I need a load of added protein powder to aid recovery and always thought it would just lead to bulking up. Anyone know if that's the case?

Beans, toast and eggs after a shower has always done me right.

No, protein alone wouldn't bulk you out. To put on muscle mass you need to work your muscles different to the average cyclist, ie really heavy weights and few reps. Carbs are then needed to give you the energy to grow, and protein is the building blocks of that muscle.

The reason someone might not want to drink milk straight after an exercise is to do with the type of proteins in milk. Milk is mostly casein which is slow to digest (great for late night because it will feed your muscles during your sleep). Most sports nutritionists agree an ideal narrow window after exercise for protein to be digested, which requires faster, simpler proteins to achieve (isolates)