Stack of the month,

[Munki]

Hi guys and gals, a brief intro, i'm 10stone 10, 5 ft 8 with a bf of roughly 13.5% (down from 167ish at the start of the year) looking for muscle bulk, my training is 3 nights of weights a week, at least 2 gym cardio sessions a week, and 5-a-side if I can be *****...

I just got the My Protein e-mail with details of the stack of the month which quite intrested me, my understanding of it is to have a shake using the instant milk protien mixed with the oats and then the caps as well. I was just looking for a bit more advice on top of the e-mail.

I'm currently having a shake of Whey Protein Isolate and oats every morning (one large scoop of each) with skimmed milk, with a small measure of creapure, (i think it works out at about 5g) and a home made protein flapjack in the afternoon before my work out, these are the only supplements I'm taking during the day.

Would the step up to the stack of the month be a big enough improvment on this to cover the extra cost and is the protein mentioned in the stack a better choice than the whey protein isolate i'm currently using?

If I do go the stack should I use an equal portion of protein to carbs, how many shakes should I be looking at a day, and should I take the full stack on rest days as well as training days?

Hope that all makes sense, and any help is welcome.

Cheers.

[suj]

well protein are just supplements, so i suggest having them when
a) you need quick absorption (where foods don't get in the blood quick enough) and
b) when your protein in your diet isn't adequate enough (just say some days you don't eat enough, but i suggest eating better first, as this will improve your overall well-being)

i would exchange the protein shake for after the session really, (as you already are having the protein flapjack before)

post up your typical diet, and when you would go gym so we can tell you where to improve/put in shakes!

[Munki]

A typical day would be;
protein shake (as detailed before) 8am
Mullerrice 9am
lunch of chicken (two thighs or 1 breast) with 75ish grams of pasta (maybe with some cheese and tomatoes, maybe brocoli, depending on what's in the house) 12ish
mid afternoon - flapjack (home made moist flapjacks from this forum)
dinner varies, generally something healthy, nothing massively protien-ey as I cook for me and the misses. Eating at 6ish.

Normally gym/weights at home, after have eaten at about 8ish to miss the rush.

I don't normally eat after the gym, which I know I should, but to be honest I never feel like I can.


Cheers for the help so far.

[suj]

try this instead mate, as i don't think you need the morning shake personally!

Breakfast (8am): have some oats (whole oats, not readybrek)/eggs

Midmorning Snack (10am): nuts of some sort?

Lunch (12/1pm): what you are having

Midafternoon Snack: Flapjack

Dinner: what ever you normally have

After gym shake (after you finish): Protein + water (plus some carbs if you like?)

Meal after gym: you really need to eat something here (as you sleep like 8hours or so, and you need some fuel, as you still use calories while sleeping you know)

see you don't need too many shakes mate,
i have one before (with some green tea extract and taurine) and Recovery XS after the gym, that's it, whole foods otherwise!

[Superhuman]

whole foods have so much more benefits for you than shakes

only take shakes to bump up your protein count if you are struggling to make your daily amount or if you have time issues. I would definately have one immediately PWO to fuel your muscles quickly

[Munki]

Cheers for all your help guys,

I'll look at staying the way I am food wise, but introduce something before bed.

Cheers again.

[Martin Brown]

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whole foods have so much more benefits for you than shakes

only take shakes to bump up your protein count if you are struggling to make your daily amount or if you have time issues. I would definately have one immediately PWO to fuel your muscles quickly

Mmm. This is something I'm still not sure I agree with.

Whole foods are good. Supplements are good. Both are best IMO, and I'm not sure it matters too much which tip the scales...

I have trained for many years relying on supplements within my diet, sometimes making up the vast majority of my diet.

M

[Martin Brown]

Back on topic... what is stack of the month?