You seem like a well experienced trainee, I was wondering if you think there is much significant benefit to be had using whey protein etc when already on a very generous diet?
I wouldn't say experienced, just dedicated to smashing iron and breaking myself. I only ever use protein as a recovery tool, I never buy bulking agents or fat metabolisers or any of that crazy shit. I definitely see an improvement once I use the stuff, I feel it helps mostly in my legs (they're pretty big) and my knees; and enables me to train after commutes with running, or my mma and conditioning and all of that.
This camp I'm using:
Protein
Creatine
Amino Acids
Glucosamine
My diet is pretty balanced:
Breakfast = Shake (Banana, Apple, Kiwi Fruit, handful of frozen blueberries, handful of scotch oats, dollop of crunchy organic peanut butter, 3 egg whites, protein powder, amino powder, creatine)
Lunch = Chicken/Tuna Salad and cous cous (1 breast/steak, mixed leaves, red onion, handful of cous cous, home made vinagrete..sp??) sounds boring but that's when the spice rack comes into play.. 7 days of variety!
Dinner = Varies from chicken, to tuna, to steak, to bowls of All Bran and natural Yoghurt, to stir fries etc etc etc
Drinks = Iced water, Berocca in the morning, peppermint tea, fruit tea, absolutely zero alcohol (I also try and stay away from tea and coffee during camp)
Snacks = pistachio nuts, ryvita with cottage cheese, finger dip of organic peanut butter
I wouldn't say experienced, just dedicated to smashing iron and breaking myself. I only ever use protein as a recovery tool, I never buy bulking agents or fat metabolisers or any of that crazy shit. I definitely see an improvement once I use the stuff, I feel it helps mostly in my legs (they're pretty big) and my knees; and enables me to train after commutes with running, or my mma and conditioning and all of that.
This camp I'm using:
Protein
Creatine
Amino Acids
Glucosamine
My diet is pretty balanced:
Breakfast = Shake (Banana, Apple, Kiwi Fruit, handful of frozen blueberries, handful of scotch oats, dollop of crunchy organic peanut butter, 3 egg whites, protein powder, amino powder, creatine)
Lunch = Chicken/Tuna Salad and cous cous (1 breast/steak, mixed leaves, red onion, handful of cous cous, home made vinagrete..sp??) sounds boring but that's when the spice rack comes into play.. 7 days of variety!
Dinner = Varies from chicken, to tuna, to steak, to bowls of All Bran and natural Yoghurt, to stir fries etc etc etc
Drinks = Iced water, Berocca in the morning, peppermint tea, fruit tea, absolutely zero alcohol (I also try and stay away from tea and coffee during camp)
Snacks = pistachio nuts, ryvita with cottage cheese, finger dip of organic peanut butter
That's about it..