High Protein Diet And Foods For Muscle Building.

Copyright 2006 Konstantinos Marangopoulos High protein diets have always been popualr with athletes. Their popularity increased tenfold during the past 5 years with the introduction of the low carb type diets to the public that include high protein foods. Regular persons who do not exercise can eat moderately high protein foods. On the other hand athletes and persons on msucle building diets must eat at least 1gram per lb of bodyweight in order to build muscle. A high protein diet is the staple of bodybuliders. Bodybuilding athletes always include a high protein food source in their daily diet. High protein foods you can include in your diet are: Turkey breast Chicken breast Lean cuts of red meat Lean cuts of pork Fish (most fish is high in protein) Eggs & Egg Whites Skim Milk Low fat cottage cheese Protein powders & bars Whether you're going for muscle building or fat loss, a high protein diet plan can certainly help you either way. If you're trying to build muscle, you need a high protein intake in your daily diet in order to recover from workouts and build muscle tissue. Protein provides the building blcoks for muscle and without it muscle building and growth simply will not occur. Druing weightlifting and hard training, muscle tissue is broken down.
In order for that muscle tissue to be rebuilt and grow stronger, we need to eat a diet high in protein. It's pretty simple. If fat loss is one's goal, a high protien diet is also an absolute must. Most high protein foods are very low in carbs and saturated fats. Therefore by eating high protein foods in your diet, you also also eating quality low claorie foods.

In order to accelerate the fat loss process, reducing carbs and overlal calories is usually recommended. High portein foods can help you in achieving that. An average person who trains hard and weighs 180lbs requires a minimum of 180grams of protein in his diet per day. This means at least 1gram of protein per puond of bodyweight.

Anytihng less and muscle building/recovery will not be optimal. Some hard training athletes consume up to 2 grams of protein per lb of bodyweight in order to accelerate the muscle buliding process.
This is not recommended for most persons who require a moderately high protein intake. The total amount of protein taken every day should be spread over 5 to 6 meals throughout the course of a day. Timing of high protein fodos is also very important. You should be consuming high protein foods at all times but more for your breakfast, post workout meal and before-bed meal.
Start your high protein daily diet by givnig your body good quality protein to start the day. Then, rihgt after your workout, consume a protein shake that will help kick start the muscle repairing process. Last but not least you have your before bed meal where you must consume a slow digesting form of protein (casein mostly) that will give you a steady release of high quality amino acids throughout the night. Eating high amonuts of protein in your diet can be very demanding. It requires a lot of time to cook high protein foods like chicken and turkey.

The hottest way to get all of your protein is to use protein powders.
Protein powdres are extremely high in protein and they are very convenient to use. Just one small scoop of protein can provide 20-24 grams of the highest quality protein available. Make sure you choose your high protein supplements wisely. Do not get caught up in the marketing frenzy of magazines.
A tub of high quality protein should not cost you more than $30 at any given time. For more information on protein foods vs.
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