This time I’m going to answer one of the questions I’m often asked in the shop.

“What’s the best source of protein?”  Its not easy to give a straight forward answer, but these are some of the things to keep in mind.

Protein, by it’s nature, is a collection of amino acids. If you imagine protein being a brick wall, the amino acids are the individual bricks. Building muscle tissue is a bit like building the brick wall; get all the bricks in place, and you end up with a much stronger structure. Not all protein has the same quantity of amino acids; eggs for example have a comprehensive amino acid structure, while something like tuna fish is not as highly structured. 

Whey protein is perhaps the ultimate protein when it comes to amino acids, so perhaps the simplistic answer would be that whey protein is the best.  However, in my opinion, its advantageous to get your protein from a variety of sources. Whey, chicken, eggs and beef are all excellent proteins for building muscle tissue.  Whey protein can come in several forms; Isolate, concentrate and cassianate. There are several differences between them all, and each of them is perhaps best used at different times of the day, or training period. I’m fortunate in as much as a lot of my working day is taken up with talking to people who have experience in using protein, and the effects of using different proteins at different times for different reasons.  While in this day and age of information being easily available, the feedback I get from my customers (many of whom are vastly experienced in their own right) is invaluable.

So when you come and get advice from me, its not just from me, but from the many clued up and well informed people I have the pleasure to have contact with. Until next time....you  know where to come

 — Ant —