If you consume more protein will you build strength and muscle faster?

Question

It seems logical, but maybe not?

Answer 1

= That's what they tell us and we won in the juniors last year.
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Answer 2

Upon analysis of a single pound of human muscle tissue, you'll see that muscle is 70% water, while only being composed of 22% protein. The remainder is composed of lipids (6%) and inorganic materials (2%). It also contains 600 calories. These are established medical facts--not just some made-up figures from a self-styled Yahoo advice expert. So, realizing that a gram of protein contains 4 calories, some quick math will show you that a pound of human muscle tissue contains 33 grams of protein. Since most athletes are doing quite well if they gain ten pounds of lean weight per year, if they WERE to gain those ten pounds, they'd need only 330 extra grams of protein PER YEAR to make it happen. Not per day. Not per week. PER YEAR. And since fat contains 3500 calories per pound--verses muscle's 600 per pound--it becomes obvious that consuming monsterous amounts of calories (the so-called "bulking up" phase) won't get you any closer to your goals, either.

Your growth must be triggered by your training program, followed by enough rest that the body can recover from it, and then overcompensate by way of increasing strength and size. Without the proper trigger, no adaptation will occur. Too much training, and you'll never get the opportunity to grow--in fact, you'll hold yourself back.

Nutrients are dirt cheap to produce, and empty promises are free... yet supplements are expensive. Simple marketing. And when you don't see the results you expect... there's suddenly a new and improved formula for you to buy and try. The simple fact is that no one--regardless of activity--requires more than a balanced diet to gain all required nutrients. The Food and Drug Administration recommends .80 grams of protein per kilo (2.2lbs) of bodyweight--and that's on the high side! (They once recommended only a half a gram per kilo.) That's regardless of activity level. That's also not what Twin Lab wants you to believe.

Answer 3

The only time you benifit from more protein is when you do weight lifting or high intensity cardio, where building muscle, recovery and repair is key. Otherwise, you'll get no benifit from it and it may actually be detrimental, as excess calories will be converted to fat.

Answer 4

Yes -- as long as you're putting in the necessary effort to cause your muscles to need the protein for building size and strength.

Answer 5

with weightlifting, yes