The Most Worthwhile Bodybuilding Supplement
The most convenient and worthwhile bodybuilding supplement has got to be the meal replacement powder (MRP). When you HAVE TO eat 6-8 high protein meals per day, reducing that number by 2-4 can really make things easier. Your other meals can simply be breakfast, lunch and dinner, like ‘normal people’.
You could use a carb powder mixed with a whey protein powder, to form a cheap meal replacement, but it would not contain vitamins and minerals like meal replacements, nor would it contain a blend of fast and slow protein sources. It would also be high GI/GL, which is not good unless it is a post-workout shake.
So, going back to MRPs, use 2-4 per day and eat 3-4 normal meals per day, to ensure a minimum of 6 high protein, small meals, per day. If your normal meals are low in protein, you can easily top them up with a scoop of whey protein powder, adding around 20g of protein and less than 100 calories to the meal.
All in all, MRPs are the best bodybuilding supplement out there, because they allow the average person to achieve a perfect, high protein bodybuilders’ diet, whilst being full of vitamins, minerals, good fats and other quality ingredients that provide postive health benefits in a nice tasting, easily digestible form. One thing to remember is that the vitmain content in individual sachets of MRPs, like CNP Pro MR and EAS Myoplex does not lose quality, like it would if it were in a tub. These vitamins and minerals improve protein metabolism and other bodily functions which increase your strength training capabilites, so play an important part in your overall diet and supplement programme.
One other benefit of using 2-4 meal replacements and 2-3 whey protein shakes per day is that you will also be increasing the amount of water you drink per day, which if you are anything like me and don’t drink enough water, will help your efforts considerably.
