At the SoCal bodybuilding gym there were a bunch of pros, male and female, all divisions.
I never saw any of them drinking whey or any other shake for that matter.
The pwo shakes? It wasn’t pros drinking them.
(That’s the only gym I’ve ever seen a female drink one too for what it’s worth.)
I did see the pros eating meals in the gym lobby all the time though.
Honestly I’d walk by thinking to myself “rabbits, they may be more muscular than me, but fucking rabbits” as every single one, across divisions, both male and female were eating chicken breast and white rice, a few having broccoli in addition, and a few with barbeque sauce.
Mostly bland, but nutritious.
It says something that those who bodybuild seriously, complete with the steroids that go with it, didn’t bother to drink post workout shakes, but religiously took tupperware containers out of giant lunch boxes for real food meals.
Heed the lesson.
Persistence & Tenacity