Have Your Protein Supplement...Or Else!

When to Add a Protein Supplements

Once upon a time, Judy was doing a wonderful job of performing resistance training, jogging, sleeping for a good many hours, and eating well…OK, maybe not so great about her "eating well" habit, but that is what she thinks anyways! And that can be a disappointing and sad situation for Judy, the hard working trainee.

If most of Judy's meals consist of small amounts of protein portions where it is only sufficient for the minimum requirement to nourish her body organs of all kinds of necessary proteins; then firming up her body most likely will be less than optimal.

How about you? If you are not gaining some muscle mass to firm up your legs or arms, or whatever body part you want to improve, then maybe it is time to make a diagnosis of your protein supplement in your meals to see if you have enough of it to grow muscles.

As most of us are familiar with the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) in the U. S. that protein is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight of adults. So to stay alive and let your body work with minimum tasks you need to consume at least the 0.8 grams for each kilogram of your bodyweight.

But if you perform weight lifting to firm up your body, then you should consume more protein supplement in your diet; otherwise, you can do more damage to your body where muscle loss can occur, and rather than building up your body you could ultimately end up with a shapeless and sagging body.

You need to understand that many of the scientific studies about nutrition and protein are conducted in a way which investigates human basic needs for survival and other fundamental body requirements, and not to build up muscle size and eventually firm up arms and butts.

Quality Protein Powders

If your meals do lack sufficient protein, and it is only minimal like the RDA 0.8 grams of protein requirement; and you don't prepare meals (big mistake), then you should add quality protein powders along with your regular daily meals.

It is essential to do that after working out so you can feed your muscles and start building up rather than withering your muscles because of a lack of a protein supplement. It is simple to do, and still many trainees who do not add quality protein powder to their daily meals end up with disappointing results.

With all the different protein powders out there, it becomes a complex issue to decide which protein product to ingest and hoping for the best and getting all the benefits from it. As always, there are always those individuals who decide their judgment based on cost, and that is not always a good idea.

There are many protein powder supplements, but I don't think they are all the same; so you need to look carefully how protein powders are processed. Consider the usage of minimal heat so it does not denature the protein molecules, making it hard to digest and causing other discomforts, too.

Also, no undesirable or unwanted chemicals should be added to the protein powders; and lastly, but just as important, the taste has to be good.

From my experience of using quality protein powders they are not cheap, but when you find a reputable company and read the labels of how protein is processed then it is worth the investment.

There are many types of protein supplements on the market, like whey, casein, egg, beef, soy and other vegetable proteins; but the famous ones on the market these days are milk derivatives which are whey and casein proteins.

Wrap-Up

Let me emphasize that protein supplements should never be the one and only source of dietary protein, but eating red meat, fish, eggs, and the other whole foods provide an excellent source of proteins, fats, and micronutrients like vitamins and minerals that your body fundamentally requires.

But at the same time, if you finish your kick-butt workout and end up chewing on a green salad with a hint of chicken meat, then it is a good idea to supply your meal with protein supplements so you don't waste your hard earned muscles.