if you were to eat alot of protein and then go to gym?

Question

will that help speed up your metabolism or make the work out more effective?

Answer 1

first...yes protein before exercise is a very good thing.

high intensity exercise and especially resistance training is catabolic by nature. what this means is that at the conclusion of exercise the body has a negative protein balance. consuming a small portion of protein (I prefer supplements for this) before training will help to reduce the amount of muscle proteins that are catabolized for energy during exercise. amino acids from say whey protein can hit the bloodstream in 15-20 minutes when mixed with water. whole food protein sources depending on the type could take 30-45 minutes from egg whites to 2.5-3 hours with meat or poultry. here the source of protein would dictate how much time should elapse before eating and the onset of exercise. with whole food protein sources you would want to wait at least an hour so the food can migrate from the stomach down to the small intestine. for women 10-15 grams is more than enough, men from 20-30.

protein after training to speed recovery. muscles must fully recover from training before than can adapt or grow (if the diet provides a caloric excess). for women 10-15 grams is more than enough, men from 20-30.

* for those on a competition type of fat reduction diet. branched chain amino acids can be used for pre and post workout which would further reduce the caloric intake

in terms of performance, increasing the protein intake has no effect on athletic performance. so it does not increase strength or endurance or anything in that manner.

Answer 2

If you were to take protein before you go to the gym, you would allow the muscles to stay in a positive nitrogen balance. This means they will not become catabolic and under go 'muscle wasting'. Protein is only an energy source in the most scarse of situations, like when glucose and fat stores are completely used up, which is rare, unless your lost in the arctic for a month and have no food. Some lifters take a weight gainer, which has carbs and protein in it, 2 hours before they workout for the carb calorie energy, and the protein to remain in a positive nitrogen balance. Post workout, some stick with a 100% protein isolate powder to start to repair broken down tissues, and some very big and experienced lifters opt for the weightgainer again, as they need the protein to do its thing, and they also need the carb calories because they need some glucose to give them energy from their 'heavy' workouts. Some just take it because they want muscle and a bit of fat for added size, like linebackers or tackles in football.

Metabolism is a process of converting food to energy for mental and physical capabilities. To speed up this conversion from a dietary point of view, you must take in probiotcs and digestive enzymes to digest, absorb and assimilate food completely so you gain complete fuel/energy from the foods you eat. Eating raw fruits and vegetables helps with this process as well. Some yogurt and milks that are labeled 'probiotic' are excellent to injest every day for breakfast or late at night. These probiotics and enzymes takes a few weeks to fully encorporate themselves into the digestive tract, so noticeable energy increases happen slowly, yet are sustained, and noticeable when they are 'rooted' in the tract.

To make a workout more effective from a fat burning cardio perspective you must, 2 hours before activity, have a carbohydrate snack and consider taking a product like hydroxycut. This product has caffeine - among other ingredients - in it to help mobilize bodyfat for energy. It MUST be taken 2 hours before the activity in order for the caffeine to absorb and circulate into the bloodstream in order for it to work effectively on bodyfat stores.

To make a weight workout more effective, you should take in creatine monohydrate 1/2 hour before your activity. It occurs naturally in our muscle tissue, from eating meat, yet must be supplemented, in order to replenish our CP stores while working out strenuosly. It can be taken afterwards again, to replenish our bodies CP (creatine phosphate) stores as well.

Answer 3

I would not do that, actually I would not work out with a full stomach! Actually, I would do mostly the opposite. I would eat a moderate protein meal after workout. Your workouts will be more effective on the measure that you 'recover' from your previous workouts. It is more reasonable to spread out your meals during the day, instead of ingesting a heavy protein meal at one setting.

Good luck!

Answer 4

nope. the reason protein is taken, is to REBUILD the broken down muscles.

when you work out, you send your muscles into an anabolic state. this means that your tearing them down to promote growth, for them to rebuild bigger and stronger.

now, as soon as you end your workout, your usually pretty tired. so you just go off and do whatever else you need to do. well, now that your muscles have stopped working, they are sent into a catabolic state. this means that they are weak and looking for nutrition to nourish itself.

well, the closest spot is your bodies stored up energy. but you dont want the muscles to use that, cuz that leads to muscle break down, because they actually breakdown themselves for nutrition.

When you take a protein shake, you "feeding" your muscles, so they dont have to go all canabolistic on themselves.

this is why you take protein, not for a lift at the gym, but merely just to promote new muscle growth. now, there's a lot more to this, but thats basically the main idea behind it.

Answer 5

protein is there to repair muscles, not feed it. so if anything, you need the protein to get to you muscles after you work them. some people take protein shakes right before they hit the gym because it takes some time for the protein to get absorbed by the body, so by the time the protein gets to their muscles, the muscles have already been worked out.

to make workout more effective, try eating complex carbs like yam before you work out. it gives you a steady flow of carbohydrates (sugar) for the duration of your workout. eat protein after to repair muscle for muscle growth/repair. your metabolism may speed up if you consume protein because it takes more energy to burn protein than to burn carbs. in effect, you burn more calories by eating protein instead of eating carbs.

Answer 6

not really protein and carbs are more of an energy source.

however you can eat small meals more often and that will increase your metabolism. ie small breakfast(muffin/fruit juice), brunch, lunch, snack, dinner instead of the usually 2-3meals that most people eat now.

Answer 7

No, but protein will help you get better results if you are looking to add muscle.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Not really.