Optimum Nutrition's 2:1:1 Recovery is a better post-workout formula than your current protein powder because it's already got the right ratio of carbs and protein to maximize recovery. 2:1:1 Recovery also has 5 grams of added BCAAs (branched chain amino acids) which are key recovery nutrients themselves. Maybe you're not a hard gainer after all. Maybe that plateau isn't about how your training. The simple fact is, the right proportion of carbs at the right time is indispensable for full and complete recovery. And full and complete recovery is essential to making strength and size gains. Use any protein powder whenever you want, but for that all-important post-workout shake, make it Optimum Nutrition's 2:1:1 Recovery.