How many times have you heard the statement, "you can get all the protein you need from a normal diet?"
The question is, "need for what?"
There's quite a difference between the need to sustain life and the need to achieve a premium muscular body. To sustain life you need about 36 grams of protein per 100 lb. of body weight. Recent research has shown five times this amount may be required to obtain maximum increases in strength and lean mass.
A Little Known Secret
Did you know protein can actually influence your body's ability to build muscle, burn fat, or gain weight, depending on how you use it?
Increasing your protein intake almost always results in greater muscularity. Protein in large amounts, 1.5 to 2 grams per pound of body weight maxes out the amino acid content of the muscles, giving them a harder, fuller appearance. Your hormonal system also gets involved, switching over from fat storing to a fat burning mode through the release of the hormone glucagon. This fat burning hormone is released in response to a greater protein/carbohydrate ratio in your diet. You could simply lower carbohydrates, but if you did you'd lose a lot of muscle.
Try It And See
Try doubling your protein intake for a few days and watch what happens!
It only takes a matter of days to notice a big difference in terms of muscularity and strength. One of the pioneers in bodybuilding nutrition, Rheo H. Blair, used this secret to perform bodybuilding miracles on
hundreds of less than average physiques. He transformed Jim Park from an average bodybuilder to Mr. America in less than four months. (No steroids folks, this was in the 50's.) In the 60's, Larry Scott used Blair's methods to overcome genetic limitations and become the first Mr. Olympia.
The question is, "need for what?"
There's quite a difference between the need to sustain life and the need to achieve a premium muscular body. To sustain life you need about 36 grams of protein per 100 lb. of body weight. Recent research has shown five times this amount may be required to obtain maximum increases in strength and lean mass.
A Little Known Secret
Did you know protein can actually influence your body's ability to build muscle, burn fat, or gain weight, depending on how you use it?
Increasing your protein intake almost always results in greater muscularity. Protein in large amounts, 1.5 to 2 grams per pound of body weight maxes out the amino acid content of the muscles, giving them a harder, fuller appearance. Your hormonal system also gets involved, switching over from fat storing to a fat burning mode through the release of the hormone glucagon. This fat burning hormone is released in response to a greater protein/carbohydrate ratio in your diet. You could simply lower carbohydrates, but if you did you'd lose a lot of muscle.
Try It And See
Try doubling your protein intake for a few days and watch what happens!
It only takes a matter of days to notice a big difference in terms of muscularity and strength. One of the pioneers in bodybuilding nutrition, Rheo H. Blair, used this secret to perform bodybuilding miracles on
hundreds of less than average physiques. He transformed Jim Park from an average bodybuilder to Mr. America in less than four months. (No steroids folks, this was in the 50's.) In the 60's, Larry Scott used Blair's methods to overcome genetic limitations and become the first Mr. Olympia.
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