I've been in the iron game a while, relatively speaking, and I have to admit I still do drink post workout shakes. The Mass Gainer stuff from GNC (oh brother

). Not so much for the reasons the supplement industry suggests, but because I don't have much of an appetite for at least three or four hours after a hard workout, and I want to get some nutrients into my body in the meantime. I'm not a big breakfast guy, so I'll usually have a 700 cal. shake first thing in the morning to tide me over until lunchtime.
I still stand by the "get big" diet of the old time strongmen: milk, milk, and more milk. Pre-processed whey protein is junk IMO. If you want to put on a shitload of muscle over the long haul, stick with good food--and lots of it--and drink
at least one gallon of milk per day.
