Myths about the dangers of protein.

Despite the huge number of great Soviet weightlifters, the power sports that came from the west in the late 80's with the beginning of perestroika have not yet taken root in our country. Most people do not understand the appearance of bodybuilders, and the desire to press lying 200-300 kg, too, seems strange to many. Actually such a misunderstanding of the essence of power sports leads to the emergence and stable existence of myths, associated specifically with the protein. Here are the main ones:

• "Protein is harmful, it's steroids and everything is artificial."
• "He's healthy, because he drinks protein, but how he stops drinking, everything will hang."
• "All their muscles are artificial and not real" (there are still some especially gifted comrades who say that "the main thing is to fight to be able, not the muscles." But this is a completely clinical case)

In order not to fill half of the article with this delirium, let us briefly go over the points.

Steroids are hormonal drugs that have a certain effect on the body's activity, for example, on the change in metabolism, on the speed of protein synthesis, and so on. The very word protein is a protein, just in a foreign language. And what is a protein certainly need not explain. In general, I would like to note that the percentage of 50 misunderstood essence of the protein is due precisely to the ignorance of foreign languages, tk. Even people who are far from sports can be advised to eat protein-rich foods, while being fierce opponents of protein. From the artificial in the protein only flavors that are added to any food. And if you buy whey protein by weight, there is nothing artificial at all, because It is obtained from conventional milk whey by ultrafiltration without adding anything.

He is healthy not only because he bought a whey protein for 1000 rubles and suddenly "swelled up." The bodybuilder is so big and strong, because he knows how to properly train, eat and limit himself in many joys of ordinary people, such as sugar and fats. And if you increase the protein component of the diet of an ordinary person with the help of protein, then on the one hand the benefits will undoubtedly be, but there can also be no change, other than increasing the fat layer.

People who talk about the artificiality of muscles, I usually send to the 9th grade of the school, where they understand the structure of the organism in order to refresh memories (if they are of course). Because All muscles are created by the body on the basis of protein, which you consume from food, and artificial muscles - this is only the result of an operation carried out by seriously traumatized people.

Why whey protein.

As a rule, in sports use whey protein, egg and soy. However, there are a number of reasons why serum has become so popular. First, it is the rate of assimilation. Whey protein for 30 minutes after eating begins to saturate the body with amino acids. Yes, the amino acid composition is the most perfect for an athlete. If you already know something about sports nutrition, then for certain you have ever thought about buying the essential amino acids BCAA, which are the most important in power sports, protecting muscles from catabolism and providing them with energy during training. However, in the whey protein they already contain a large amount and in very good proportions, and therefore you can save on this supplement by purchasing something else.

Secondly, the rather low price of whey protein and the widest assortment on the market continue to make it more popular every day.

However, remember that whichever protein you buy, use it in the amounts that are really needed by the body (about 2-2.5 grams of protein per 1 kg of weight), given that you can not replace the weight of protein with protein, because . The body should continue to receive the main portion of substances from the usual diet. A protein simply allows you to "get" the amount that you need.