Protein Consumption

I recently overheard someone state to a group of people that one should consume 1.5 - 2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight, everyday. This is actually the default paradigm of protein consumption in sports nutrition. Fitness enthusiasts, bodybuilders, and other gym participants the world over adhere to this logic without question. I would agree that this consumption range has its time and place among very high level training intensities, but only within very specific periods of extreme exertion. The day-to-day consumption pattern as outlined above makes for a nice recipe for increased health risks to the liver and kidneys, over time. In addition, the United States Marine Corps. nutritional requirements explicitly state that the optimal consumption range of protein is between .65 - .85 grams per pound of bodyweight. Now, let's examine the logic behind the standard convention. The assumption of taking even the amount of protein equal to one's bodyweight let alone more inversely assumes that a high percentage of those amino acids will make their way to skeletal muscle cells. This is not the case. The body continuously destroys excess nutrient capacity to protect its internal ecological systems from certain occurances, such as long-term nitrogen overload. Speaking of nitrogen overload, the body has been scientifically proven to assemble a chemical sequence designed to remove excess nitrogen 72 hours after excess consumption is detected. The only people who've been able to sustain highly exaggerated protein consumption long-term and facilitate genetic increases in protein assembly and muscle growth were those on anabolic steriods. That is up until the side effects from steriod usage set in. As far as natural people are concerned, the amount of protein consumed beyond a certain point (according to one's genetic limits in response to training, nutrition, and overall stress) will not further assemble into new muscle proteins. And it shouldn't, for the reason that you need your protection mechanisms to survive. Amino acid release in continuous fashion and timing (i.e., fast amino acid release post-training, and slow amino acid release all other times) is the key to long-term growth. The body assembles muscle proteins and creates new muscle based on long-term consistency at medium to low consumption capacity, not high volume over health threatening periods.


Recommended Product(s):

Pure Whey Protein Isolate

HMB

Mass Meal


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