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PROTEIN & CARBS FOR EXERCISE

Suck all the water out of a lean athletic body and what is left? Mostly protein. Over 50% of
the dry weight of your body is protein. Even the hemoglobin that carries the oxygen in your
blood is protein. The structure of your genes and your brain cells is totally protein. All bodily
functions, from the blink of an eye to the creation of a new muscle, are controlled by
thousands of different enzymes – and all enzymes are proteins. So you better get your
protein nutrition right if you have aspirations to become a champion.
If the proteins you eat are poor quality, then all the structures of your body, muscles, bones,
blood, teeth, and pinkies will be poor quality. For optimum performance you have to eat
optimum protein to build optimum structure – period. Please read the other article on Whey
Protein (December 2011) to know which protein is best.
Unlike existing ;muscle, the nutrient metabolism required to build new muscle take from 4 to
12 times the protein incorporated into the structure of the muscle. This miracle occurs, both
by the splitting and hypertrophy of existing muscle cells, and by the creation of new muscle
cells. On average, you have to eat 8 times the protein in the new muscle, and the other new
lean tissue that grows to support it.
Your body has storage depots for unused carbohydrate in muscle and liver cells, and for
unused fat in adipose cells. But it has no storage system for protein. Consequently, for
optimum muscle growth, you have to eat the right protein every day. I have published
tables elsewhere to work out your protein needs, but for an average 180 lb man, to gain
maximum lean mass in six months, would require a daily intake of 172 grams of protein in
conjunction with the correct exercise of course!
But protein by itself does not yield the most muscle. You need the correct carbohydrates at
the same time. Following intense exercise the human body evolved to make the most
efficient use of protein/carbohydrate/fat mixes that formed almost all meals. Research has
shown that protein/carb meals immediately after exercise, reduce post-exercise cortisol
levels. Cortisol is a steroid hormone, and one of its functions is to break-down muscle.
Protein/carb meals provide the quick glycogen to muscle that helps keep cortisol levels to a
minimum. You can follow the links below to see the books and booklets available on our
website that give exact tables for protein and carb requirements.
We now have available on our website an Athletes Pak containing two types of proteins.
One is IsaPro which is a pure protein powder. The second is the IsaLean Meal
Replacement Shake which contains the protein, the correct type of carbohydrates and fats
for after exercise. You use both of these after your workout, for maximum muscle gain.
Click HERE to see this Athletes Pak.
For References and more Information:
The Right Protein for Muscle & Strength by Dr. Michael Colgan.
Nutrition For Champions by Dr. Michael Colgan
The Sports Nutrition Guide by Dr. Michael Colgan.

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