I just thought id stick my head in here as a competitor of the Australian natural bodybuilding competition (under 90kg) I know a thing or two about nutrition.
First of all id like to say that I am no expert on the anatomy of the penis and how it recovers to damage or fatigue.
Ok if you are trying to put on size you need to eat. You need to eat a lot. Let me say that again zomgpp. You need to eat alot.
Many people new to bodybuilding add about 500 calories or so to their maintenance diet expecting to put on mass. However eating this extra food also puts your metabolism into overdrive. So more often than not what happens is that these people looking to “get huge” will actually loose weight or just maintain their weight.
Now where protein kicks in is of course that you want the weight that you have gained to be muscle. It’s no good gaining 10lb if that is all fat. So to gain weight and to have most of that weight gain being muscle you need to have a fair amount of protein in your diet.
Now with me, I require about 200 grams of protein per day on my bulking cycle.
Now that’s a lot of protein. Ideally I would want all of my protein to come from natural sources. Chicken, beef and fish would be ideal. However your average 100 gram piece of chicken contains 20g of protein. Meaning that I would have to eat 2 kilos of chicken every day. That is just insane. Which is where whey protein comes in. Instead of having a kilo of protein I can have 2 servings of my mass gainer protein blend which has 53g of protein per serve.
Much easier for me.
So basically. Do you need whey protein?
If you are trying to put on mass and are having trouble getting all of your protein from natural sources then yes get some whey.
If you are struggling to get enough protein in your regular diet then yes try some whey.
But remember that whey protein by itself is no miracle formula. You don’t just take it and hope to get big. You will get big as a result of your overall diet and your exercise routine (bodybuilding or PE). Whey is just a supplement to help you get the diet side of things right