Is taking 100% whey protein to get stonger bad in any way?

Question

I asked my doctor and he said he wouldnt recomend it to his kids so he doesnt for me. My mom is a little skeptical about it, but i know alot of friends who take it themselves after they work out and such, as i am doing now. i don't think it's bad, but i just want to make sure. Thanks!

im not taking it to make athletic performance better, i work out 5 days a week after school and then drink it. i just want to get bigger faster. and provide my body with the right amount of protein. thanks for the feedback...

Answer 1

Not at all. Just take it after working out, and I reccomend you take it if you're at least 13-14. Maybe 20 grams after weight lifting and if you do aerobics to befrent muscle breakdown.
Now you can take all the whey you want, but if you dont wight lift with it, I mean intensly weight lifting, it wont do much good as it's intended. Casein protein is also nice because it is slow to digest which provides a steady release of amino acids.
Remember not to overtrain...weight lift 2-3 times a week and dont lift if you are sore.

If you want high quality low cost protein I reccomend you buy it off the internet. I reccomend TrueProtein.com...and the code CRJ777 will save you 5% off your order.

As for your mom..it is just protein. You may as well eat a slab of chicken breast and that will give you the same amount of protein.

Whey comes in different forms.
Whey protein isolate and whey protein concentrate.

Isolate is better and has more net protein than concentrate and is further digested, but it's maybe 3-5 dollars more per pound, but it's worth it. Good luck.

Answer 2

No, it is untrue that increased protein intake, be it from whey or meats, causes health problems in otherwise healthy individuals. As posted above, GPs have very little knowledge or training in sports nutrition and are often the pregenetors of flawed and erroneous thinking.

In essence, what they are doing is attributing symptoms seen in patients with pre-existing renal problems (renal = kidney) to a healthy person. It has been shown in numerous studies that high protein intake during perenteral diets (tube feeding) on kidney patients increases their kidney problems. So, they put two and two together and figure this MUST be the case with healthy individuals as well.

Also, there are a couple of blood markers that indicate kidney failure in kidney patients - elevated creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - that are also elevated in athletes with a high protein diet. For the athlete, these "markers" are often misinterpreted as a symptom since it also indicates renal problems in kidney patients.

Creatinine is a waste by-product of protein synthesis and breakdown by the body. In kidney patients, an elevated reading indicates filtration by the kidneys is impaired. However, in bodybuilders, protein is ingested at a much greater rate, so there are also elevated amounts of creatinine. The same suit follows with increased BUN levels.

So, what it comes down to is a misunderstanding by the GP that since high protein diets are bad for kidney pateints, it's bad for health people, or causes kidney problems in healthy individuals.

Answer 3

the average general practice MD's have just about zero knowledge in nutrition and in regard to sports supplementation less than zero. it is not in there field of expertise. for liability reasons they will usually tell everyone not take any kind of nutritional supplements.

protein powders are made from real foods. the body can not differentiate between nutrients that were derived from a piece of meat or whey protein shake.

in regards to the question. increasing the protein intake will have no effect on increasing athletic performance in any sport