Protein In Diet & Bulking Up
Protein is part of our diet and is the group term for the delivery of a range of amino acids. Our diet provides us with 28 amino acids. There are 8 essentials that cannot be manufactured in our bodies. These amino acids are ingested as whole protein and are then broken down to their individual components and either used or are stored and an amino acid depot ready for our bodies to make new proteins (for example, muscle, hair, nails, skin, enzymes, hormones, antibodies, etc).
Women ask all the time if drinking protein shakes will make them “bulk up”. It’s a common misconception among women that eating protein and weight training will make them form unwanted gigantic muscles. The truth is, if it were that easy to build the kind of muscles you see in body building magazines, you’d see more people who look like that! It takes a ton of hard work and discipline to “bulk up” and consuming more protein in your diet isn’t enough. If you work out, if you sometimes skip meals and if you’re embarking on a new eating plan, a whey protein supplement will be a great addition to your eating plan.