So, I've been reading Scrawny to Brawny by Michael Mejia and John Berardi, and I've been basing my bulking plan around that. However, in the book they stress drinking 3 protein shakes around your workout. One 10-15 minutes before, one during, and one after.

I figured this would be a good way to get in some of the extra calories I need, but I've never heard this advice anywhere else, and wanted to know peoples opinions on 3 consecutive protein shakes in a workout period. Any takers?

Berardi is definitely a smart guy. i've not read that book, but I do visit his website.

i am not a hardgainer, and I'm pretty sure that book is written with the 'skinny hardgainer' in mind, so pounding down extra calories around the workout does make sense.

I wouldn't do shakes the rest of the day though...only whole foods. so you get all your fiber and vitamins, etc.