10-09-2015, 12:35 AM
(10-08-2015, 07:40 PM)Bmoreblitz Wrote: I use protein shakes but in cycles. Protein shakes clog me up.
Yeah, that's another issue with taking in a lot of protein powders. When I got into lifting a lot of the guys that had been into it for awhile advised me to keep Metamucil handy and take it on the regular if you're not eating a lot of fruits and vegetables.
Water intake is a no-brainer, too. I'd drink at least 2 gallons a day if I were taking 1 gram per pound of body weight. Protein is rough on your kidneys in large amounts.
Also, although it may seem antiquated because it is, but you may consider some old school amino acid tablets or BCAAs. I'd take the BCAAs if you only did one. I worked at a small supplement shop for a year or so in college and had access to all kinds of things at great prices. At one point I took desiccated liver tablets, regular aminos, and BCAAs plus glutamine post-workout. It was absolutely brutal to wolf down all of those pills, but FWIW, I was at my biggest and strongest at the time. Just couldn't do it all of the time. Just too many tablets.
