{"id":2857,"date":"2017-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/benefits-of-protein-explained\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T08:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T06:54:13","slug":"benefits-of-protein-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/nutrition-blog\/benefits-of-protein-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Worry About Protein"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protein \u2013 which is made up of amino acids \u2013 is the essential building block of muscles<\/a>. When you exercise, your muscles tear microscopically. As they repair themselves, you visibly see your muscles developing. This nutrient helps this process<\/a>, which is why so many people who are interested in changing the way their body looks consume a lot of it and\/or supplement with whey. So which method is a \u2018better\u2019 source? Adding more protein to your diet \u2013 in the form of (for example) eggs and lean chicken breasts \u2013 or taking whey? What should you \u2013 as a personal trainer \u2013 be advising your clients?<\/p>\n

Sources of Protein Compared<\/h2>\n

There are various sources that can be found naturally in food. Meat, poultry, and fish are great. For example, 100g of lean chicken breasts <\/a>provides 33g while around 100g of salmon contains 20g.<\/p>\n

Fatty meats \u2013 such as sausages \u2013\u00a0 score quite high on the protein scale but also on the saturated fat counter. A serving of 100g of ribs contains 23g of protein but \u2013 at the same time \u2013 11g of saturated fat, the bad kind which clogs up your arteries and causes heart <\/a>disease.<\/p>\n

For non-meat eaters, eggs and legumes are excellent sources of protein. One hundred grams of boiled eggs contains 13g of protein while legumes \u2013 such as chickpeas \u2013 contains 19g for every 100g.<\/p>\n

Why Whey Protein?<\/h2>\n

Whey is used by many bodybuilders and weightlifters to supplement their intake of this nutrient so increasing the rate at which their muscles develop. It is also extremely popular as it\u2019s freely available \u2013 from most health shops and pharmacies \u2013 and is available in great-tasting flavours.<\/p>\n

As this is a by-product of milk, it is not suggested for people who are lactose intolerant. (In this circumstance, other types \u2013 such as soy or pea \u2013 are better to take.)<\/p>\n

As a personal trainer, your clients will come to you asking for advice on the best way to accelerate their training routines. They need to ensure that what they\u2019re eating compliments what they\u2019re trying to do in the gym. This means that a solid knowledge of nutrition is essential. Sign up for <\/a>a Personal Training and Nutrition Certification from Trifocus Fitness Academy and become a personal trainer\/nutrition specialist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Protein \u2013 which is made up of amino acids \u2013 is the essential building block of muscles. When you exercise, your muscles tear microscopically. As they repair themselves, you visibly see your muscles developing. This nutrient helps this process, which is why so many people who are interested in changing the way their body looks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2120],"tags":[653,37,358,62,18,1033,382,45],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38277,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857\/revisions\/38277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}