A lot of people over estimate how many calories they burn during a weight training workout. On average you'll burn between 5 to 10 calories per set (which is not much).
So even if you're doing a high volume 30+ set workout, you're only burning a couple hundred calories. Hardly enough to justify chugging down high sugar post workout drinks.
You'll burn more calories doing a cardio workout than you will from a weight training workout. The biggest benefit from weight training is stimulating muscle growth - NOT burning calories.
The High Sugar Post Workout Shake Craze is part of the reason why so many guys end up gaining more fat than muscle.
I personally haven't had a "post workout shake" in over 10 years. Instead I'll wait until I get home from the gym and eat my next solid food meal. By doing this I'm still able to recover, grow, and make lean gains.
Don't fall for the BS about needing to spike your insulin and slam down high sugar drinks after each workout - it's just going to make you get fat.
Now I'm not saying that you can't have protein shakes as part of your bodybuilding diet, I still use protein powder. But save yourself the empty calories from high sugar post workout shakes and focus on eating real high quality food instead.
I'll go into detail talking about this more during tomorrows live stream YouTube video chat because it's an important topic that needs to be covered.
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