When to take whey protein?

[thumperflopsy]

I normally take whey protein shakes straight after my work outs... My work outs are between 30 minutes and an hour... When do people recommend taken them?...

 

[NewbieGuy]

I also take after my work out and after i woke up in the morning

 

[Rein]

When I wake up in the morning, post-workout and another shake at work.

 

[PillarofBalance]

You don't really "take" whey protein. Just drink it

Only time I will is if I feel like crap during or right after my training. My training will go on for 2 to 4 hours depending on how close I am to a meet though. With such a short workout there is really not much stopping you from getting some actual food in your stomach.

Once I stopped believing in the anabolic window nonsense (thanks IronInsanity for freeing me of that) and had an actual meal instead of a shake I started gaining size much more rapidly.

 

[necropuppy]

I do use Whey in a post workout shake, but it didn't do me any good until I started adding other things, like oatmeal, flax seed, Chia seed, peanut butter, Coconut oil, milk, and the followed it an hr or so later by a protein/carb meal.

I do consume about 75g of protein through the day though shakes between Whey, hemp, and casein, but they are part of a larger diet, that will assist me in gaining mass.

Protein powder does not equal real food. It's a supplement.

But to answer your question, best would be post workout or in waking. When you're not working out.