Trying out plant-based (mix of hemp, pea, rice) protein powder, so far my muscles hurt more than with whey protein isolate but still much less than in the old days when I did nothing. Could easily be a blip though! Either way I have a new whey isolate on my list to try too. 
Is your one working well for you regarding DOMS? Many people with more testosterone than me tend to say they don't get DOMS as bad as me. 
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I've never used non-plant protein regularly so I can't make the comparison. As for muscle aches, I find the recovery time to be significantly less when my diet is plant based overall. I also get muscle spasms after exercise and using magnesium tablets helps me with that A LOT
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Interesting. I don't get spasms but I do take L-Glutamine and BCAAs before working out which really help with energy during. Are you vegetarian?
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I've heard good stuff about both especially BCAAs. I dont take anything else. I'm not weight lifting or even going to the gym. At the moment I'm only playing amateur league basketball
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Oh, but that's still a workout! Nice. I'm a full-time pescitarian 100% for 2 years (before that once-a-week I ate chicken, and before that I used to eat red meat). I do gym and bouldering and the DOMS from both was out of this world for months. Like literally walking like Kryten.
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Your protein shake should have BCAAs regardless to that would help for recovery, but I think it's important to take them in pure form (pills or drink, just going off my memory of the research) before/during/after exercise to get the real effects.
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I do pills before and after (during is too much to organise) because I fear the drink will taste too sweet.

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It's hard to quit sushi :) Are you doing it for health or ethical reasons? I'm still experimenting with my diet but saw a great difference when I quit sugar and caffeine for 3 months. I was headache free for a year after that. Anyways I miss bouldering so much now!
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So I get migraines but I do take caffeine pills every morning, if I don't drink coffee. I don't eat sugar (refined sugar, fructose for example is fine) for various reasons mainly taste (no sweet tooth). I do it for a mix of ethical and health and just basic personal preference.
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