5 reasons why protein shakes are fantastic for body building

5 reasons why protein shakes are fantastic for body building

Understanding protein and how it can help you is very important for building muscle, with protein being the building blocks of muscle, tissue recovery and muscle growth knowing how a protein shake can benefit your body provides you an advantage in your work outs and nutrition.

So in this article I would like to talk about protein shakes, in particular 5 benefits you can see from taking a protein shake per day. If you take part in muscle building and exercise, then this article will prove useful but don’t think protein isn’t useful for those who don’t take part in sports or activities as there are added benefits for you too !

1. Protein shakes will help with muscle recovery

When you work out a muscle group hard enough you cause many micro tears in the muscle (which is what your aiming for). To get your muscles to repair this damage as quickly as possible they require a supply of protein to help them rebuild bigger and stronger than before.
This is where the protein shake comes into play by drinking a protein shake you are feeding your muscles the nutrients they require to start the rebuilding process, in return you will be less sore the following morning and able to work out the muscle group again to build more muscle, this is the main reason why protein shakes are so commonly used by professional body builders and amateur's alike.

2. Protein shakes will help control your hunger

If your cutting or finding weight loss difficult, then a protein shake can be used as a meal replacement or snack depending on your preference. By mixing protein powder with water you are creating a low calorie, low fat meal that will stop your hunger cravings. If you dislike water you can of cause use LOW FAT milk, take note of the calories in the milk you add the powder with as milk and increase the calorie count considerably.

Protein shakes are a supplement however should only replace one meal per day, exceeding that is highly inadvisable.

3. Its convenient and takes no time to make

We live in a world where we like everything fast, and quite rightly so we have limited time on this earth and we don’t want to waste any of the time we have. Making a protein shake takes 1 minute of your time (faster than you could get served in a fast food outlet), on top of that not every one likes cooking (my self included), all you need to do is add powder to water and shake well in a bottle. Easy.

4. Your body can tap into the shakes protein faster than protein rich solid foods

After you work out at the gym, at home or where ever your muscles are screaming for protein and its your job to feed them and make them grow. Now, whey protein powder is the fastest digesting and acting protein you can buy on the market, whey protein can not be found in foods so by taking a whey protein shake right after a work out session, your muscles are getting what they require and start the healing process of the micro tears immediately.

5. Protein shakes will help you lose weight and maintain muscle

A problem faced when losing body fat or cutting which it is commonly known as, is when the body faces a reduction in nutrients and calories it will turn to muscle as an energy source, this is the last thing anyone wants who put in hard work to build the muscle in the first place. Drinking a protein shake will help stop this process happening and preserve more of your muscle mass while the fat melts away.

Well there you have it 5 reasons why you should take a protein shake if your build muscle, there are many other advantages involved that you can find out about. If your interested in learning more about protein shakes and building muscle feel free to check us out at http://www.proteinshakeuk.co.uk.

All the best !