Quote Originally Posted by raleights
Honestly I don't recommend protein shakes or atleast how they instruct you to use them. They definately help but when you're drinking 3 a day thats alot of fake bulk that won't be near as effective as the real thing. The second you stop lifting/drinking the shake you deflate like a balloon. Not saying don't drink them at all, but limiting yourself to only using it after workouts is much better. Also some shakes are strictly protein, some incorporate alot of vitamins so be looking out for that.

This is all if you're wanting to tone up of course, 3 shakes a day and alot of lifting is more than toning up
thats not really true of 'protien powder' are you talking about creatine shakes which cause some water retention, or that anabolic garbage out there. Protien powder is just protien, its either shat back out or turned into fat... as far as muscle growth is concerned your just growing lean tissue. on top of a normal diet though is 3 a day really needed... I know every (what should I call them... not exactly bodybuilders) weight lifter seems to drown them selfs in them now days but theres more to muscle growth then just spamming your body with protien.