Protein Powder - Fire Up Supplements

Protein is the building block of our entire body. Our skin, hair, nails and muscles are made up of protein. The only thing our body has more of than protein is water. If you do not consume adequate protein in your diet you will not be able to gain lean muscle mass. Lean muscle mass is essential in developing a lean, toned physique.

Exercise depletes protein so you should make sure that you are replacing protein immediately after exercise so that your body burns fat stores rather than precious muscle. A protein shake is an ideal way to do this.

The best way to increase your lean muscle mass (and this becomes more important as we get older as muscle depletes with age) is to include resistance training in your exercise regime and to eat a clean diet. A balanced diet should follow a ratio of 40:30:30 carbohydrates, protein and fat. Protein is a vital nutrient that slows the digestive process, controls blood glucose levels and helps you to feel fuller for longer (satiety). When blood glucose levels drop you experience hunger and cravings and often binge on unhealthy foods and overeat. Good sources of protein from food include lean cuts of white and red meat, fish, eggs and low fat dairy. Unfortunately, our busy lifestyle often means that we choose high fat convenience food with poor nutritional value and empty calories to snack on throughout the day, or to replace nutritional meals.

Protein shakes /supplements are an effective, convenient and inexpensive way to ensure that you are consuming enough protein in your diet, whilst providing your body with many health benefits. Protein powder comes in many flavours and is ideal to use in cooking, sprinkled over your breakfast cereal and added to smoothies.

Protein powder supplements will allow you to: build lean muscle mass, increase fat loss, replace depleted protein levels after exercise, speed recovery time after exercise, maintain a fit and healthy body, stimulate your metabolism, improve your immune system, and improve stamina, vitality and energy

Protein powder supplements are convenient, inexpensive and much preferable to other high calorie nutrient poor snacks and are best taken straight after a workout when your body goes into a catabolic stage of recovery and growth. they are also ideal as an between meals snack as ideally you should be eating 5-6 meals a day to stimulate your metabolism, before bed (if you are hungry and/or trying to build muscle mass) and/or as a short term meal replacement if you are on the run.