PROTEIN For Your Muscle Growth

Why Protein Is Important?

You need to increase your metabolism rate before  becoming a fat-burning machine, and stimulating muscle is the ultimate key. Muscle is very metabolically active tissue, which means that it burns a lot of calories even while you are at rest. Delivering your body a constant supply of Protein throughout the entire day is important for optimum muscle growth. Protein is made up of amino acids which supports and is a  building block of muscle; therefore, consuming sufficient protein on a daily basis is  extremely crucial. 

Without them, it would be impossible to build, repair or even maintain muscle tissue. Protein is also made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Having a sufficient amount of protein will put you in a positive nitrogen balance, or an anabolic state. Being in an anabolic state will allow you to build muscle.

Here are examples of protein sources – :

Chicken breast, scrambled egg whites, turkey breast, lean ground turkey breast, fish, and fat free cottage cheese,legumes and nuts. You can also easily substitute "Ready to Drink" protein shakes or protein bars for your “mini” meals. They are a great source of high quality protein.

How to Measure My Protein Intake?

Ask this question:

Q: How much protein do I need for each meal?

A: A portion the size of the palm of your hand.

One easy way to roughly measure out your protein serving size is to select a portion that is the size of the palm of your hand. For example, a typical chicken breast or piece of meat or fish that is the size of your palm. Picture your hand without your fingers and thumb. Or, you can have a "Ready to Drink" protein shakes  . It’s that easy.

(PS: Maybe, lepas ni Coach nak kena tulis artikel dalam Bahasa Melayu dan juga English.Xcually lebih prefer tulis in English sebab masa study and kerja as a Trainer pun selalu guna English dengan client. So lebih senang nak explain term workout dalam English. Nak Convert dalam Bahasa Melayu untuk explain term workout ni bunyi dia macam lain ckit and kelakar dan susah nak cari term yang sesuai.Jadi ,sorry ye.Harap korang sume faham) 

Izwan Yusop,

Advanced Personal Trainer

Fitness First SCM