For years upon years we've been sold on the idea that you build muscle bulk with protein. I'm sure you've seen it in all the magazines, it's marketed at the nutrition and health stores, and heck, even the gym I go to pushes it. But after doing some research, studying about exercise science, and learning a little bit about nutrition I have to question whether this concept is true. Do you really build muscle bulk with protein?
Here is what I found after hunting around for the facts. The body's main source of fuel is carbs and fats. That means that the body breaks down these elements and turns them into fuel to give the body the energy it needs to perform any physical function necessary. Protein only provides a small contribution as a fuel source. And that percentage only increases by a small amount after a continuous amount of prolonged exercise. So unless you are working out for over 2 or more hours a day, protein essentially doesn't even come into play as an energy source when attempting to build muscle bulk.
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Here is another reason why I question if you can build muscle bulk with protein. The body only needs a certain amount of protein in order to perform daily function. Anything ingested above that amount does one of two things. It either gets eliminated from the body as waste. Or two, it's stored in the body as fat. (Typically, it's a little of both.) For anyone attempting to build muscle bulk, the most amount of protein that is needed is 1.5 kg of protein per pound of body weight. A regular diet already provides the majority of protein necessary to meet that requirement.
So what role does protein playing in building muscle bulk? Well, certainly the nutrients of protein when digested do provide help in repairing muscle fiber that gets damaged during a heavy lifting routine. And in that process, when the muscle fiber does repair and heal, it increases in size and grows stronger. But as said in the paragraph above, only so much of the stuff can be used by the body so consuming more than the amount given wouldn't do anything to add any more muscle.
So in response to the question, "build muscle bulk with protein?" My answer is no. You build muscle bulk by lifting weights and doing it correctly, eating right but keep extra calorie consumption to complex carbs types, and get plenty of rest.
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