Protein & Fitness

If you are starting out at the gym and you want to complement your training regime with a course of healthy protein supplements, you might be thinking, “How much protein do I need to grow muscle?” Your body needs protein for muscle growth, that’s for sure, but how many grams is enough? And which protein shake should you use? This ...

If you are attempting to gain muscle, you need the proper nutrition to help you maintain your body and to enhance muscle development. One such supplement that is important in body building is protein and more specifically protein powders. With proteins, which is an important macro-nutrient, the body will be able to build muscle mass that is lean and healthy. ...

If you want to switch to a paleo diet but are concerned that all of your protein sources will be eliminated, it is possible to stay vegetarian while adopting a paleo diet. Protein is found in some unexpected places and with a little research and planning, you can put together a nutritious diet that is paleo and vegetarian. In a ...

If you visit specialty and fitness nutrition stores, you might have been surprise by the increasing number of high octane post workout drinks popping up in retail shelves. Their packaging keeps getting sexier and the names more complex and high tech. So when we stumbled upon the P90X Recovery Drink by Beachbody, we were taken aback. The packaging design was ...

Protein is the big daddy when it comes to building muscle mass. It is the only vital food you must eat in order to gain muscle weight. The problem is knowing which foods are the best sources of protein. Many foods contain protein some more than others, some better quality than others. This article will explain the best sources of ...

The chicken breast as we all know is a tried and true muscle builder used by many professional fitness, bodybuilder, and figure competitors across the world. However, beef (specifically grass fed beef) has many muscle building benefits of its own, as many winning pro bodybuilders of the past contest to. In fact, there are many reasons why beef may even be ...

I see this question being asked a lot in fitness forums. Do protein shakes build muscle? The answer is yes. How quickly the shakes can build muscle depends on the ingredients that you use. In general, there are three types of protein shakes you can make. Type 1: Whey protein shakes. Whey protein is the highest quality protein source that ...

If you want to go on a 1,000 calorie diet plan, you probable don’t know which one to choose and which one will be right for you. Having a look at the more popular 1,000 calorie meal plans and seeing what they are all about will help you to make your decision. To help you do that, we will have ...

Some people believe that the use of supplements, such as liquid whey protein is reserved for those huge guys, and girls in the gyms. Well this is not really the case as the supplement has been around and used for hundreds of years. The true benefits of these types of supplements have really only been highlighted in the last decade ...

1. L-Glutamine – Out of all the amino acids in the body the most abundant one is glutamine, and L-Glutamine can be used to supplement the amount that you have. This acid is one of the twenty that are usually found in protein from animal sources. This building block is changes into glucose to meet your energy needs. 2. L-Carnitine ...