Homemade Bodybuilding Shakes - Using Whey Protein Supplement Powders Creatively

If you are serious about building muscle mass or sculpting your body you most likely supplement your diet with commercially available whey or soy protein powders (and possibly other supplements). No doubt within a short period of time you discovered the protein shakes whey powders produce may not be the best tasting drinks you've ever had. Despite this you try to stick with them because your goal is a better body and a supplement shake that doesn't taste so great is simply a sacrifice you make.

people find that the flavor of the protein shake powder they paid a good money for quickly gets boring. If you are taking your protein shakes two or even three times a day it can become a real chore. This is when people start to experiment a little by adding other ingredients to make their protein shakes taste a little better.

You can soon turn your boring, often tasteless, protein shakes into mouth-watering bodybuilding or dieting delights. All you need to have to get started is a blender and a little imagination.

Choosing What to Put in Your Protein Shakes

Before rushing off to your refrigerator to blend everything in site, let's go through some basic principles you will want to consider first. Not only do you want to create the best tasting shakes but you should also aim to make the most effective protein shakes for your dieting requirements. This is important because there is no point throwing full fat ice cream, chocolate sauce, peanut butter and full fat milk all together to create a wonderful tasting fat gaining shake. You need to be a little wise when choosing your ingredients.

So what kinds of ingredients make good choices for your shakes? I recommend using the following tips when getting your ingredients from the supermarket or refrigerator:

1. Try to keep as many of your ingredients as natural as possible. A good example of this is using natural peanut butter instead of regular peanut butter. The natural version has better protein content and also natural fats that are important in your diet.
2. Fresh fruit should be used whenever possible. Fruit contains the carbohydrates that will fuel your workouts and your day. The complex sugars in fruit are important to any diet (unlike the simple sugars in sweets, sodas, etc).
3. Think about ingredients that will boost your shake's protein content. For example, you could throw a handful of nuts into the blender for a little extra protein without making the shake much thicker. You could add a few raw egg whites (if you are worried about eating raw eggs you may be able to find treated egg whites in cartons at your supermarket). You could always simply dump an extra scoop of whey powder in there as well.
4. Make sure you have enough liquids. If you get a little too carried away you may discover your shake is easier to eat with a spoon then drink from a glass. When you first start creating your shakes it is a good idea to add your liquids (water, fat-free milk, fruit juices, etc.) in stages so that you get your desired consistency.
5. Examine the nutritional information for each ingredient and consider the impact it will have on your dieting goals. For example, you may be opting for fat free (skimmed) milk if you aren't trying to gain weight.
6. Always know what your goal is and make your shakes accordingly. If you are trying to shed the fat you will be skipping the types of ingredients that add too many carbohydrates and fats while trying to increase the protein content.
7. Think of how you might create a unique flavor. You can try things like cinnamon, vanilla, honey, coconut milk, etc. Once you get the hang of this you will see the possibilities are endless.

Making Your Protein Shake

Once you have decided on the ingredients for your shake you are ready to start. It couldn't be simpler and if you can make toast you won't have a problem. It's a good idea to think about the order in which you will add your ingredients into the blender. Always add your main liquid source first so that everything else you add afterwards is easily blended. Following this, add your protein powder and give your blender a quick 'burst'. now you are ready to add the rest of your ingredients and blend until you get the right consistency. At this point you may want to add a little more liquids to tweak your shake's thickness. Throw in five or six ice cubes to make your shake more refreshing.

now you can let your imagination invent all sorts of bodybuilding and dieting concoctions that make your supplement shakes a great deal tastier. Don't forget to share your creations with friends at the gym and people across the world through the internet. You will also discover many ideas other people come up with to inspire you further. Visit websites and online forums for recipes and you can get some ideas from my site's Whey Protein Supplement Shake Recipes section. Happy blending!

Adam Zahler is an internet marketing professional and entrepreneur with a strong interest in fitness and nutrition. He is also the owner and creator of the free Bodybuilding and Protein Supplements Recipes site where visitors can find protein recipe ideas and also share their own recipes.

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World's Best Hybrid Clubs

These new hybrid clubs replaces a fairway wood and the very difficult to hit long irons. But what do you actually get when you buy a hybrid? You get the distance and forgiveness a fairway wood has to offer and the control and accuracy of a long iron. plus being called a utility club means you can use it on almost every situation. It is great off the tee, at the fairway, shots from tough lies and even at sand bunkers.

What is the best hybrid golf club? Is it Taylor made hybrid club, Cobra hybrid club, or cleveland hybrid club? All hybrid clubs have more or less the same features. Manufacturers have taken the center of gravity and moved it back and to the bottom of the club. This is nearly impossible with a standard iron. What this does is help to launch the ball into the air. They have also made the face flat and added a higher launch angle. This gives the ball a higher spin rate which allows it to stop faster with more accuracy.

Several questions have popped up concerning hybrids:

Q. What is the hybrid club length?

A. Hybrid shafts are shorter than woods and the clubfaces stiffer like their iron counterparts. hybrid golf club lengths vary with the lofts. The lower the loft, the longer the shaft.

Q. How long does a hybrid golf club go? Compare this utility Club versus 7 wood.

A. Depending on the loft, a hybrid club has the same or a little more distance than a wood with the same loft. It is more versatile than a 7 wood. You cannot use a 7 wood on tough lies or ball embedded on sand. With the hybrid, you can.

Q. Why am I having trouble hitting hybrid clubs?

A. You are not yet adjusted with the club. Since this club is different, you should have a willingness to adjust like changing your hybrid club ball position, stance. And probably the main reason could be is the club is not fitted to you. Go to your nearest pro shop and have yourself clubfitted.

Q. So what is the worlds best hybrid clubs?

A. Since everyone from amateurs to professionals is using these hybrid golf clubs, dont you think its about time to take those long irons and woods out of your bag and put in a hybrid? You be the judge.

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