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Old 03-05-2014, 11:12 AM   #387
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Originally Posted by hrpiii View Post
Think of your protein drinks as a "supplement" for when you are not getting enough real food in your system. probably, the most important times to have a protein drink is first thing in the morning (as your body is starving for nutrition), and right after workout (again, body starving for nutrition). There are other times of the day you could have a shake, like mid afternoon, or before bedtime, depending on timing of your meals, and your workouts. The main goal is to be meeting your nutritional needs throughout the day, and not 3 big heavy meals.

Real food is always better for you than a shake, but we all have busy schedules and work/school/etc and it's not as easy to get that food. Thus, we supplement it with a shake.
right now I have breakfast at 9:30am so I get up at 4am to workout... then I have dinner normally at 6pm (and the shake) but during the day I don't feel hungry... and my work schedule + personal situations doesn't let me have a better nutrition regimen...

What would you suggest in my case? Shake after workout in the morning and another in the evening?
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