While doing research I stumbled across an exerpt by Dr. Ellie Whitney and Dr. Sharon Rolfes. They say, and i quote.
" Because the body builds muscle protein from amino acids, many athletes take protein powders with the false hope of stimulating muscle growth. Protein powders can supply amino acids to the body, but nature's protein sources-lean meat, milk, and legumes-supply all these amino acids and more.
Whey protein appears to be particularly popular among athletes hoping to achieve greater muscle gains. A waste product of cheese manufacturing, whey protein is a common ingredient in many low-cost protein powders. Athletes and active people who want bigger muscles should know that whey protein does not increase muscle mass. To build bigger muscles, they need to eat food with adequate energy and protein to support the weight-training work that does increase muscle mass. Those who still think they need more whey should pour a glass of milk; one cup provides 1.5 grams of whey.
Purified protein preperations contain none of the other nutrients needed to support the building of muscle, and the protein they supply is not needed by athletes who eat food. It is excess protein, and the body dismantles it and uses it for energy or stores it as body fat. The deamination of excess amino acids places an extra burden on the kidneys to excrete unused nitrogen"
In a nut shell, whey is useless as a muscle building agent, and will only serve as energy, or be stored as fat......comments?
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Originally Posted by RockyX
