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In the past I've written that a gram of protein is essentially a gram of protein. Sure, you wouldn't want all your protein to come from plant source because they're missing certain essential amino acids and would have to combine different food to make up a "complete" protein. (Major pain in the ass). But as long as you include a good amount of meat, you're golden. So the goal is to simply keep the body saturated with protein if you want optimum growth -- whether you're "on" or natty.
Naturally FOOD is paramount. But the occasional protein drink is a convenient way to get a blast of protein without a lot of carbs and fat. The concept is simple. But the more I examine this, the more I'm starting to believe that certain engeneered foods are indeed more effective at insuring muscle growth.
For example;
Eggs are a great protein source and an excellent source of cholesterol. I know, I know, we're supposed to avoid that, but cholesterol is necessary for the production of testosterone so we should always be in a surplus. Sufficient exercise and oils will insure that the LDL/HDL ratio stays favorable. Now back to the egg. A single egg contains 8 grams of protein. That's raw -- which is why the old timers used to eat them raw. But once any food is cooked, the protein becomes denatured, which in essense means, it's protein value goes way down. So a cooked egg winds up with only 3-4 grams of usable protein. That's nothing in the big scheme of things.
Protein powders are not denatured, making them a far more potent source of amino acids. But once again, many common proteins are only 60-70% usable. Protein concentrate is even less, but it's cheap, which is why it's usually the main ingredient in MRP's. It's also why Protein Factory sells it for 5 bucks a pound. So if you're looking for an economical protein, it's not bad. But if you're looking for the most POTENT protein, you need to step it up.
The various types of wheys and casiens have been discussed many times over and many times over you'll get guys who say it doesn't matter. Well, no ONE thing may not seem to matter much but when you're doing everything possible to gain as much muscle as possible, EVERYTHING matters. And if something makes a difference, I'm going to use it.
In the past I've presented studies how super plasma protein (found in BIG BLAST) has been shown to put on significantly more muscle on test animals than any other food source. That's huge. But it is a little pricy. Then again, mixed with a good basic protein powder and lots of protein food, that's when you can really start to see a difference.
So when we start getting lax about diet and thinking that the drugs are so powerful that they'll take care of everything, realize that even steroids can't make muscle out of nothing. They need protein and lots of it. And to those who are natty, you'd be surprised how taking in an additional 100 grams of quality protein can make a tremendous differnce. But let's face it, a hundred grams of protein from food is a lot. It'll leave you stuffed and bloated. But you can easily get that from a couple of low cal drinks in between meals. As much as a frosty milk shake type shake hits the spot, I prefer the lighter fruit flavored drinks because they're less filling. This wasn't possible just a few years ago but the top quality protein these days is so pure, it has a clean fresh taste that doesn't have to be "hidden." (Except for hydrolyzed -- good protein but tastes like death. That one I'd avoid unless it's like 5% of the total formula).
So all in all, don't neglect the power of protein. Get it from all sources, everywhere, all the time. In the end, it's the only thing that makes muscles grow.
Naturally FOOD is paramount. But the occasional protein drink is a convenient way to get a blast of protein without a lot of carbs and fat. The concept is simple. But the more I examine this, the more I'm starting to believe that certain engeneered foods are indeed more effective at insuring muscle growth.
For example;
Eggs are a great protein source and an excellent source of cholesterol. I know, I know, we're supposed to avoid that, but cholesterol is necessary for the production of testosterone so we should always be in a surplus. Sufficient exercise and oils will insure that the LDL/HDL ratio stays favorable. Now back to the egg. A single egg contains 8 grams of protein. That's raw -- which is why the old timers used to eat them raw. But once any food is cooked, the protein becomes denatured, which in essense means, it's protein value goes way down. So a cooked egg winds up with only 3-4 grams of usable protein. That's nothing in the big scheme of things.
Protein powders are not denatured, making them a far more potent source of amino acids. But once again, many common proteins are only 60-70% usable. Protein concentrate is even less, but it's cheap, which is why it's usually the main ingredient in MRP's. It's also why Protein Factory sells it for 5 bucks a pound. So if you're looking for an economical protein, it's not bad. But if you're looking for the most POTENT protein, you need to step it up.
The various types of wheys and casiens have been discussed many times over and many times over you'll get guys who say it doesn't matter. Well, no ONE thing may not seem to matter much but when you're doing everything possible to gain as much muscle as possible, EVERYTHING matters. And if something makes a difference, I'm going to use it.
In the past I've presented studies how super plasma protein (found in BIG BLAST) has been shown to put on significantly more muscle on test animals than any other food source. That's huge. But it is a little pricy. Then again, mixed with a good basic protein powder and lots of protein food, that's when you can really start to see a difference.
So when we start getting lax about diet and thinking that the drugs are so powerful that they'll take care of everything, realize that even steroids can't make muscle out of nothing. They need protein and lots of it. And to those who are natty, you'd be surprised how taking in an additional 100 grams of quality protein can make a tremendous differnce. But let's face it, a hundred grams of protein from food is a lot. It'll leave you stuffed and bloated. But you can easily get that from a couple of low cal drinks in between meals. As much as a frosty milk shake type shake hits the spot, I prefer the lighter fruit flavored drinks because they're less filling. This wasn't possible just a few years ago but the top quality protein these days is so pure, it has a clean fresh taste that doesn't have to be "hidden." (Except for hydrolyzed -- good protein but tastes like death. That one I'd avoid unless it's like 5% of the total formula).
So all in all, don't neglect the power of protein. Get it from all sources, everywhere, all the time. In the end, it's the only thing that makes muscles grow.
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