Protein’s are the building blocks required to repair and grow muscle tissue when participating in any type of activity that breaks down muscle tissue including particularly in our case, progressive resistance training.
Examples of common protein rich food’s include chicken, beef, eggs, milk, cheese, fish and of course supplementary protein sources known as protein powders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are protein’s found in potatoes, rice, \npasta and nuts, but the majority of protein’s found in these sources are\n not considered to be ‘essential’ protein’s and their bioavailability is\n not as high as what is found in the meats and dairy groups. Therefore, \nwhen calculating our daily protein needs, it is best to only count the \n‘complete\/essential’ proteins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typically to gain muscle mass or \neven lose fat, you have to keep your protein intake high. A good rule of\n thumb to calculate protein for lean muscle gain is to multiply your \nlean body mass by 1-1.5. Then we would want to divide that intake into \n5-6 meals over the course of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now to anyone who is a \nnewbie to this concept, the thought of eating 6 chicken breasts a day or\n 8 egg whites each meal can seem like a daunting task. Fear not as there\n is an alternative to eating 6 whole food protein sources a day that is \nguaranteed to deliver just as good as results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The alternative is to ingest 2-3 protein powder’s in the form of a protein shake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\n are several advantages to consuming 2-3 protein shakes in place of \nwhole food protein sources throughout the day and they include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By now It should \nbe clear that including a good protein powder in one’s diet is very \nbeneficial in ingesting your daily protein requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tricky part is trying to pick a GOOD protein powder that will contribute to muscle gain and not break the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n