A General Overview of Whey Protein for Building Muscle

Whey protein supplements will build muscle, given your diet and training are spot on to induce muscle gains and hypertrophy. Many health foods, vitamins, minerals and herbs claim to have the ‘power’ to see you get there quicker, but most are nothing more than cash sucking gimmicks. Protein, however, is a macronutrient that is vital and essential to good health as well as muscle building.

That’s because protein is one of the building blocks of life.  Complete proteins contains all the essential amino acids.  Whey protein supplements are derived from natural whey.  Whey source is a by product of cheese making and has a very high biological value on the protein index.  There are two types of whey protein; whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolate.  Isolate contains about 90-90% of pure protein while  concentrate has around 80-85% pure protein.  The biological value of both types of whey protein supplements is even higher than eggs and chicken.  It is the best natural muscle building supplement on the market today.

Whey protein supplements are also an excellent choice for those aiming to lose fat. That’s because maintaining or building muscle helps to increase a persons metabolism, which leaves them less prone to storing body fat. And what better way to build muscle than by giving them their favorite source of protein?

You can make effective pre/post workout meals and drinks Whey protein supplements.  Throw in some milk (another good source of protein, casein protein) with some fruits and/or yogurt blended with 2 servings (40-50 grams) of whey protein supplement and you have yourself a muscle building or fat loss recovery shake to go.

Popular whey protein supplement brands include BioTest, CytoSport, Muscle Milk, HSN, and Optimum Nutrition.  The prices range from $20 for less than 5 pounds to over $100 for a 10 pound bucket that will last you for weeks on end.

As an example of how you can make your own protein shake, here’s what I put into my daily protein shakes,

• 1 cup of milk, approximately 150 calories, 8 grams of protein

• a handful of red cherries, 20 calories

• 1 cup of flavorless yogurt, 120 calories, 7 grams of protein

• 2 servings of Optimum Nutrition Whey, 44 grams of protein, 176 calories

• 1 full banana, 80 calories

I mix it all into a blend shaker and shake till thoroughly mixed.  This shake contains a total of about 470 calories with 60 grams of protein.  A solid muscle building protein shake or meal after an intense workout.  You can come up with your own recipe and put whatever you want.  Protein shakes build muscle.

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