November 16, 2011
Protein Misconceptions 1
I have a friend once who wanted to get ripped before summer, so he cut his calories eat a lot of vegetables with some olive oil and vinegar, I asked him “where is your protein?” the answer was “I don’t need protein, I want to be ripped not bulky!”, Believe it or not there are still people out there who actually believe that protein will only get you bulky.
Here are some other stuff i keep hearing amongst my friends
• Protein is only important to get bulky
• You shouldn’t use protein powder unless you want to get bulky
• Women should NOT use protein powder because it will give them bulk muscles
• Protein will make you fat
all of these points mentioned above are just common misconception of protein powders, here is a fact about protein “If you really want a toned body then you need PROTEIN”
You don’t have to be a bodybuilder to take protein, it takes people some time to get bulky and have that bulky bodybuilding physique and it is even harder for women because they don’t have testosterone as men do.
The amount of muscles you have will depend on how do you train and whether or not you are lifting weights. Your body can’t store protein as a nutrient, it’s broken down into amino acids, stored in fat cells or your body will just get rid of them, so you see your body will either use the protein, get rid and any extra could be used as an energy source, It will all depend on how lean is your protein, how many carbohydrates and fats you consume and your activity level.
you should learn to choose your protein source wisely, picking the right source will help you shed those extra fats you need to loose, you will still need fats in your diet but not any kind of fats you should have healthy fats like olive oil and peanut butter.
Protein helps you control your hunger and gives you sustained energy, including egg whites in breakfast will keep you full for longer than having a cookie or muffin, although the muffin will give you satisfaction for a while but it spikes up your blood sugar then it crashes again which is one of the reasons you get cravings, constant or sustained energy levels will help you prevent cravings.
So you might say “OK am convinced, now how much protein should i be consuming?” the answer is 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight during the day. some people like consuming 30 grams or protein in each meal and others consume 50 grams, depends on how you train your body and how much it can use at one go. I always try to divide the total amount on the meals am having each day just to make sure am getting my daily intake.
Here are some good protein sources to consider:
Meat, Poultry & Fish
• Lean beef cuts • Chicken breasts • Salmon • Lamb Legs • Turkey • Cod • Cottage cheese • Egg whites • Sardines • Prawns.
Seeds & Nuts
• Poppy seeds • Pumpkin seeds • Cashews • Hazelnuts • Macadamias • Sesame Seeds • Pine nuts • Sunflower seeds • Brazilian nuts.
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Nov 17, 2011 @ 22:06:42
Nice article, it’s hard for me to get all my daily protein portion cause of work, there is not enough time in my day to keep eating every 3 hours so i just replace few of them with which ever whey protein i have at that time.