Just curious as to what everyone here uses. I'm so sick of protien customizers I could barf, and am wayyyyy to lazy to make my own so I'm looking for other thoughts and ideas ????

Well, I kind of have no choice as I make all my shakes for the day in the morning. See, I combine 8 scoops of SportLab whey and 2 table spoons of natty peanut butter and blend it all up. Then I divide into 3 equal servings. I mainly just throw in the natty peanut butter to get some good fats but also to make the shakes a little more desirable. 8 scoops of protein powder with 3 cups of water isnt the best tasting thing. The natty peanut butter counts for 20 grams of the 115 grams of Fats I take in per day while Im bulking up right now. Are you of the opinion that I should drop the peanut butter altogether? Basically its either I use it or I dont because I really dont have the time to make the 3 shakes individually. I only have time to make 1 huge shake and then divide it up. Do you believe that almond butter would be pretty much the same as far as slowing the rate of digestion? My nutritionist recommended almond butter over peanut butter but he was speaking with regards to the type of fat each one gives the athlete. I know that he felt the almond butter would be very good to add with my before-bed protein shake as well as my middle of the night protein shake. Please, would love to hear more about this and what exactly it is that you would recommend.

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well yours sounds nummy biggie - maybe Ill give it a whirl

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Quote: Well I see the reasoning now behind the addition of the PB to your shakes.. It would be convient other times in the day to slow the absorption rate of the whey protein. As for the almond butter being better, Im not sure. But from what I have learned almonds do provide more nutrients and EFA's than peanut butter. Here's my reccomendation, because I really cant stress enough the importance of fast uptake of nutrients post workout, fat is just going to hinder this. I use Sportlab's whey protein as well. I just premeasue everything into a shaker cup(for post workout) then add water after Im done my training and shake a lil, easily mixed. that way you can keep the fats out at that time period. Page 2 of 2 1 2   Bodybuilding » Bodybuilding discussion forums » Discussions about other sports