Does eating Peanut Butter help gain muscle? If so how much is a good amount to eat a day if your trying to gain muscle.
2007-02-25 13:37:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Protein is the building blocks for muscle. yes peanut butter has protein but not much in comparison to chicken and fish. Also add protein shakes or bars to your diet.
2007-02-25 16:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by sbj95 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going that route then get 100% natural peanut butter from the health food store. It's a lot more expensive, but it's better for you. There is this baby food product that has a lot of protein and it's not that bad tasting either. It's a good snack. My 16 year old son likes them and it helped him with muscle gain. It's Gerber Chicken Sticks. They also have Turkey sticks and Meat Sticks. My son will only eat the chicken kind. It has like 11 or 12 grams of protein per serving and 1 jar is a serving. They sell them at any grocery store or at Wal-Mart. Look in the baby food aisle.
2007-02-25 13:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you fill a huge jug with peanut butter and lift it up and down a few times a day. Peanut butter doesn't help you gain muscle, lifting weight does.
2007-02-25 13:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Broiled chicken breast is a much better food source for protein than peanut butter because peanut butter has a lot of fat.
2007-02-25 13:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has a lot of protein in it, but it has a lot of fat in it. I would not have more than the recommended serving size (2 tablespoons) per day. Try to eat more healthy proteins, such as:
chicken, meat, beans
This will help you gain muscle
2007-02-25 13:40:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was bulking i ate 5 spoons of peanut butter a day with milk. it has good protein value. just make sure you eat NATURAL peanut butter because stuff like jiffs have fats that are bad for you
2007-02-25 13:40:26 · answer #6 · answered by DE66 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no more than any other protein food. It's a good food, but muscle comes from a good diet and moderate exercise. If yu need to gain weight, it's good for that.
2007-02-25 13:40:55 · answer #7 · answered by Beverly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/planet3.htm
I believe you'll find this very helpful, anyway when i was bulking I would have peanut butter, b/c your body needs fats to build muscle, it does give you a lil extra flab while your bulking
2007-02-25 13:47:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. peanut butter is actually full of fat. and calories.(the bad fat)
if you really want to gain muscle try protein shakes, and foods that fuull of protein. fro example fish.
2007-02-25 13:40:19 · answer #9 · answered by infamous artist 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
probly wouldnt HURT...is full of protein
2007-02-25 13:40:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋