Power Move wanted to educate you guys about the whole more protein more muscle sales gimmick that a lot of people are falling under. Hope this can help you in your future work outs and training regimens. The More Protein, the Better (Not!) Athletes and their trainers focus on protein, extolling its benefits for muscle size and power. They encourage unlimited consumption of steaks, chicken breasts, pork chops, and fried eggs. In addition, protein powders are touted as absolutely necessary for even the amateur body builder. Advertisements claim, “You only live once…live large…These supplements make body building easy and fast!” Protein is necessary for building all tissues in the body, including muscles. However, incorporation of protein into the muscles follows hard work, not “hard eating.” If eating muscle foods (cows, pigs, chickens, and fishes) was crucial for building muscles then all Americans would look like (the much younger) Arnold Schwarzenegger, as a result of the huge amounts of protein they eat everyday. Excess protein is metabolized by the liver and kidneys and excreted out of the body through the kidneys – it is not destined for the muscles. You already know where all that excess protein goes. Recall the pungent smell of the amino acid, asparagine, from your urine after eating asparagus or the froth in the toilet bowl following a high-protein meal. (Fat, on the other hand, is easily stored in our fatty tissues when consumed.) As far as the supplement nonsense – there is no convincing evidence that muscle growth would be improved by taking protein supplements. Likewise, taking certain amino acid supplements, like arginine and ornithine, to stimulate growth hormone, insulin and/or testosterone secretion in the body is unfounded.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:44:47 +0000
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