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Water and Protein Supplements

Water and Protein Supplements

Water and Protein Supplements You’ve probably heard, all of your life, how important water is for your body. It’s very true, and it is especially true for bodybuilders. Furthermore, if you want your protein supplement to do the job that you are asking it to do you must fuel it with water. Muscles are comprised of 70% water. Most people know that their bodies contain a great deal of water, but never realize that actual muscles contain this much water. The water contained in your muscles is important to the overall anabolic process. The water plays a major role in...

Nutritional Benefits From Protein Sports Supplements

Nutritional Benefits From Protein Sports Supplements

Nutritional Benefits From Protein Sports Supplements One of the best ways that a person can benefit from a healthy diet and exercise routine is the addition of sports nutrition in the form of extra protein. Protein is found naturally in many of the foods we eat. But a person who exercises often should get one gram of protein per pound of their body weight. This presents a problem in our fast breakfast (or no breakfast) and fast food lunch lifestyles. We don’t always get the protein our body needs to benefit from our daily workouts. This needed protein can be...

The Best Protein Supplement Usage

The Best Protein Supplement Usage

The Best Protein Supplement Usage The question that usually follows ‘what is the best protein supplement’ is ‘when should I use protein supplements?’ In reality, because you need so much protein, you should be using the best protein supplements every single day. The average bodybuilder needs about 1 gram of protein for each pound of bodyweight. You can have slightly less than this as well, but not much less. If you weigh 180 pounds, you need about 180 grams of protein a day. It doesn’t sound like much, right? We aren’t talking about calories…we are talking about grams of protein....