Why You Don't Need Protein To Gain Muscle!

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Why You Don't Need Protein To Gain Muscle!

Copyright 2006

There are all kinds of diet recommendations all over the

bodybuilding magazines and websites that advise to divide

your eating into different " ratios " and " percentages " for

building muscle mass and gaining weight.

Some recommend high fat, low carb, others say moderate

carbs, moderate fat, high carbs, low fat, etc. But the one

thing that each and every one of these " weight gain " /

" muscle building " diets say is it must be HIGH in protein.

Well, I'm here to tell you the TRUTH. It is NOT necessary

at all to eat a diet high in protein to gain muscle weight.

Just about everything you read says to eat 1-2 grams of

protein per pound of bodyweight.

Some even go as high as suggesting you have to not only eat

high, but massive amounts of protein to build muscle and

gain weight.

This MYTH is due to 3 reasons:

1) Everyone thinks that muscle tissue is made up mostly of

protein

2) Everyone thinks that either high amounts of fat or high

amounts of carbohydrates will cause you to get fat

3) Everyone thinks that protein has a " thermogenic "

(inner-body temperature raising) effect, which helps burn

fat

All three of these beliefs are completely wrong! (In this

article I am going to give you a very brief explanation,

but in later articles I will go into more detail).

First, muscle tissue is NOT made up of mostly of protein.

Muscle tissue is 70% WATER.

The other 30% is made of GLUCOSE, and AMINO ACIDS. Your

muscles need just as much glucose (which is what

carbohydrates are converted into), if not MORE than protein

to gain muscle size.

Those that have medically studied the physiology of the

human body know that amino acids are what make up protein.

However, the body uses whatever amount of amino acids it

needs at that particular moment. The rest it stores for

later use.

It is NOT true that you need to be eating a " steady stream "

of protein to gain muscle weight.........your body keeps a

little " pool " of stored amino acids.

Protein is by far the most difficult macronutrient to break

down and digest.

The higher the amount of protein you eat the more stress

you are placing on your digestive system.

Oh, by the way, what do you think happens to any excess

protein??? It turns it into FAT!

Have you ever noticed how you feel when you eat a huge

burger or steak?

Even after several hours have passed, it still feels like

you've got that entire piece of meat just sitting and

rotting in your stomach.

How much benefit in gaining muscle weight do you think

that's going to give you?

Have you ever drank those disgusting protein shakes or

eaten those chalk-tasting protein bars? You get gas, you

feel bloated, and you might even get the " runs " (diarrhea).

That's a major sign that your body is NOT properly

digesting all of that protein!!!

There are several real-life examples of athletes that don't

consume massive amounts of protein to gain muscle weight,

yet have tremendous physiques, are in excellent health, are

powerful, fast, and agile.

To just name some of them:

s Cahling - Swedish champion bodybuilder and Olympic

gold medalist in the ski jump

Holmes - World champion middleweight boxer

Bill Manetti - Powerlifting champion

Stan Price - World weight lifting record holder; bench press

Art Still - Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs MVP

defensive ends, Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame

- Olympic wrestling champion

Hussing - European super heavyweight boxing champion

You can eat all the protein in the world and not gain one

pound of muscle weight if you aren't eating enough

calories!!!!!

Remember, it doesn't matter what we've been fed by the

magazines and companies trying to sell us their latest

protein concoction. It all comes down to the calories!

In my next article I'll cover the 2nd and 3rd misconception

everyone has about protein.

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