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Build Muscle Mass: How Much Protein Do I Need?

July 11, 2009 Read the full article →

How Much Protein do I Need to Build Muscle? Some research studies available attempt to discover how much protein is necessary only to prevent deficiency. But just because a deficiency will likely cause a loss in muscle mass and a decrease in athletic performance, eating just enough protein to thwart an insufficiency will probably not [...]

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Build Muscle Mass Through Ideal Protein Intake Timing

June 30, 2009 Read the full article →

Protein sources can be placed into two groups; the slow and the rapid proteins. Slow proteins are whole food sources like cottage cheese, egg, beef, fish, and chicken. Protein supplements containing milk and casein also fall into this category. Fast proteins include whey isolate or concentrate and most protein hydrolysates, among them casein and whey. [...]

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