Whey Protein Supplements
Whey Protein
Whey protein is a collection of globular proteins derived from whey, a by-product of the cheese making process that contains all the soluble constituents of milk. Whey protein is widely recognised as being a high quality, easily digestable source of protein that supports lean muscle growth, fat loss and facilitates muscle recovery after high intensity anaerobic training.
It is absolutely essential to consume adequate amounts of high quality protein whilst training. If an individuals protein intake is too low and infrequent, then their metabolic rate is likely to drop, their strength will diminish and their ability to build muscle tissue will be hindered. In fact, their body will be in a negative nitrogen balance, meaning that they are in a ‘muscle losing state’.
Whey Protein is a fast releasing protein, so makes an ideal protein supplement to be taken with breakfast and before and after training, as well as with regular low protein meals.
Protein Supplements
To keep someone weighing 200lbs in a postive nitrogen balance, so that they are in a ‘muscle building state’, their daily protein intake would need to be around 300g (ideally 40g of protein should be consumed every 2 hours throughout the day). To consume this quantity of protein from solid foods such as chicken, fish and milk is very time consuming, costly and not very practical for many people who have busy lives. An excellent solution to this problem is to add protein supplements to an existing well balanced diet. For example, if you are eating a chicken salad, then it is likely that sufficient protein is included within the meal. But, if you are eating pasta in a tomato sauce, then you should supplement such low protein meals with protein shakes. Reflex Instant Whey is an ideal example of a whey protein supplement. Instant Whey contains a high concentration of branched chained amino-acids and a digezyme enzyme system to ease protein digestion.
If you want better results and you have a bigger protein supplements budget, then you could try supplementing with Pro-Peptide from CNP Professional. Pro-Peptide is an advanced blend of bioactive fast and slow proteins. It contains whey protein high fraction concentrate and hydrolysed whey. This mixture of whey contains high levels of probiotic organisms that assist in protein metabolism leading to nitrogen retention and a healthy digestive system. For muscle building purposes, such high quality fast and slow releasing proteins keep you in a muscle building state much longer than regular whey protein supplements.
Its a fact - to develop your body to its full potential a diet rich in protein is critical!
Regards,
Gareth
