Is it a must to have a proper post workout meal? I have my dinner at 6 start workout at 7.30-8 till10.

I went back home take bath and drink plain water then chill and prepare to sleep.

I am overweight and have been consuming chicken breast almost very lunch + 1 egg. So shall be good enough for the protein intake right?

Which mean it is not necessary for me to eat after workout right?

I am actually slimming down gradually, just that I wanted to speed up the process.

I normally will begin with running on threadmill 15 min, then cycling for another 15 min. Then proceed for dumbbell and weight machines.

Age: 25
Weight: 80

You used the word, "should" , mean it is compulsory?

If that's the case I will try to swift my workout hour from evening to morning. Basically, within 2-3 hours I will be having heavy brunch.

So what will happen if I do workout in the evening and didn't eat but straight go to sleep?
post-workout shake in this context shall be protein shake right? But I am actually overweight with belly. So I sort of think of I am probably overly "nutrition" (i forgot the right word to use) .

Since I have been consuming meats daily, i figure I am not low on protein in my body. Fats for sure way too much already haha.. that's why I often focus on cardio before I proceed to weight training

I am not sure about my caloric intake, but for now.. seem like calorie intake < calorie output . That's why I am slimming down gradually

People said it is easy to reach daily protein needs with just foods.

So it is important to calculate the macros and daily protein requirement to avoid wasting money on whey protein.

But one thing I don't understand, the whey protein is advertised as a supplement for post workout ,
it will provide protein for the muscles exactly after workout for it to grow. This is because it take time for body to extract the protein from other food specs.

So by drinking whey protein actually accelerate the muscle growth even when We already reached our daily protein needs? Because it come in the the right moment and timing.

Hence, I wanna know the gurus opinion on this.

This post has been edited by MasBoleh!: Oct 27 2017, 06:11 PM

I see. Your answer really give me some insight about it. Thank you so much.

So, let me get this right, you are saying Whey Protein which is a Protein Shake, which is generally been called as a supplement , are suppose to be labeled as a type of food instead of a supplement. Am I right?

Just to really sure that I am interpreting exactly what you meant.

This is because recently I tried to change my gym session from evening to morning instead. Normally morning, i will have a light breakfast, so for sure I can't meet the daily protein intake requirement during working out.

Thank you.