Protein Intake and Exercise Training

Protein Intake and Exercise Training

Introduction

A proper balanced diet is very necessary for the growth of muscles. It is a general perception that carbohydrate is the most important nutrition for athletes. The importance of the intake of protein is often neglected in the diet of athletes. Among the exercise training experts and professional athletes, the intake of such diets which are high in protein has been very popular for years. The protein intake is very beneficial because it increase muscle mass without fat gain. Proteins play a tremendous role in recovering from the exercise induced changes in the muscles of human body.

Discussion

The scientific community did not agree with the fact that protein is the most important diet for athletes, countering that it was not necessary or beneficial. However, the recent years have proved that the athletes were right. Higher protein consumption on current recommendations has proven not only to be beneficial and stimulating key in achieving muscular development in athletes, but for any normal person who wants to remain physically active or slightly increase muscle mass, either for aesthetic or health. However, over time, to go deeper more about the role of proteins and the development and maintenance of muscle, it has been found that not only the quantity is important. The type of protein and the time consumed are the factors that most influence to achieve the desired effect of stimulating the synthesis of muscle mass.

Muscle Mass and Health

Over the years, it has been proved that the typical recommendation of only 1 g per kg of weight can even be cut to any healthy person who is physically active. This recommendation was initially as the minimum requirement to maintain a balance between what the body can excrete as part of basic metabolic processes. However, it was found that protein intake on these requirements, is key to stimulate muscle growth, which is not only necessary for those seeking to improve their sports performance, or gain muscle for aesthetics, but to just about anybody for health, since muscle plays a key role is often overlooked. For example, achieving anabolic favors by those who are on low-calorie diets for weight loss, this is accomplished by retaining muscle mass. The muscle is essential in weight loss and maintenance. If losing weight you lose muscle, gradually decreases the metabolic capacity of burning calories, and therefore it will become increasingly difficult to continue ...