Soy Protein (I KNow It's Been Covered Before BUT.....) - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

Ultimate Buzz · 09-01-2006, 08:18 AM

All advice 'preciated. The training is going really well, in fact I've decided it's the easy part!!. Maintaining my 5 to 6 meals a day is the difficult part, with work etc etc. Anyway, my question is, is a soy protein shake better than no shake at all???? I'm aware that it's not well thought of, but I'm allergic to the rest of the shakes and I find hitting 300gm of protein a day, consistently, difficult. Was planning on having a couple of shakes a day on top of regular meals, which consist of the usual tuna, loads of steak and chicken.

All thoughts appreciated.

UB

Apologies again for going over old ground

megatron · 09-01-2006, 01:58 PM

better than nothing.. but i remember readong that it's not great for men to eat too much soya, hormonal? I can't remember.... try cottage cheese blended too.

**hackskii** · 13-01-2006, 04:11 PM

There are some studies that suggest soy based products that have phytoestrogens in them can affect mens testosterone levels.
Some studies deny this.
There are positive health issues like prostate cancer that suggests soy might be good.

For me Whey all the way.
See if you can find a milk and egg protein or whey protein that does not cause you to have a reaction.
Other than that you could eat dessicated liver, eggs etc to get your protein requirement up.
Dessicated liver supposedly has a natural antiestroegn in it and is high in B12 and other B-vitamins and other vitamins as well.

I am not sure I had some soy laying around and I tossed it after I found out it had phytoestrogens in it.

They do use soy products for postmenapausal women to ward off hot flashes and I know they give women estrogen for the same purpose.

Timmy Smooth · 13-01-2006, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hackskii

There are some studies that suggest soy based products that have phytoestrogens in them can affect mens testosterone levels.

...but presumably not a problem if on-cycle...? :confused:

**hackskii** · 13-01-2006, 05:49 PM

Probably not.

09-01-2006, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ultimate Buzz Gym Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Laanddan Posts: 102	Soy Protein (I KNow It's Been Covered Before BUT.....) All advice 'preciated. The training is going really well, in fact I've decided it's the easy part!!. Maintaining my 5 to 6 meals a day is the difficult part, with work etc etc. Anyway, my question is, is a soy protein shake better than no shake at all???? I'm aware that it's not well thought of, but I'm allergic to the rest of the shakes and I find hitting 300gm of protein a day, consistently, difficult. Was planning on having a couple of shakes a day on top of regular meals, which consist of the usual tuna, loads of steak and chicken. All thoughts appreciated. UB Apologies again for going over old ground

13-01-2006, 04:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,737	There are some studies that suggest soy based products that have phytoestrogens in them can affect mens testosterone levels. Some studies deny this. There are positive health issues like prostate cancer that suggests soy might be good. For me Whey all the way. See if you can find a milk and egg protein or whey protein that does not cause you to have a reaction. Other than that you could eat dessicated liver, eggs etc to get your protein requirement up. Dessicated liver supposedly has a natural antiestroegn in it and is high in B12 and other B-vitamins and other vitamins as well. I am not sure I had some soy laying around and I tossed it after I found out it had phytoestrogens in it. They do use soy products for postmenapausal women to ward off hot flashes and I know they give women estrogen for the same purpose. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

13-01-2006, 05:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,737	Probably not. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.