Beef Protein
There are numerous protein supplements that are standard for many sportspeople, bodybuilders, athletes, etc.: casein, multi-component protein (MCP), whey protein or whey isolate. Beef protein, in comparison, is relatively new but is seen by some sportspeople as a real insider tip already. But what exactly is beef protein actually? Beef protein is basically nothing but extremely high concentrated and filtrated protein from beef.
So do you get your steak as a protein shake? Not quite, but almost! Beef protein is filtrated from beef. More precisely, the hydrolyzed protein gets extracted right from the beef und thus is completely natural! Moreover, it is free from lactose and gluten, which is of particular interest to allergy sufferers. Also beef protein contains barely any fat or cholesterol. In return it often gets enriched with essential amino acids (or contains some by nature) and thus can support you in many ways as a supplement.
According to the German Association for Nutrition, an adult has a protein requirement of about 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight per day. The requirement may rise with increasing age and intensive physical activity. Especially bodybuilders and sportspeople attempting to grow muscles often eat about 3 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight a day. Since probably nobody wants to eat nothing but steak, many sportspeople count on beef protein in order to save money, benefit from its positive qualities, and to lay out not too lopsided of a diet plan
Beef Protein: Biological Valency
The biological valency indicates how efficiently proteins from food can be converted into endogenous protein. The higher the value the more cellular structure your body is able to build up from the protein – and the less powder or concentrate you need for an efficient muscle buildup. Whole egg, for example, has a biological valency of 100, beef 80, whey protein of 104. The biological valency of beef protein is similar to that of chicken egg and thus ranks among the highest.
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Beef Protein for Muscle Buildup
Proteins, being a key component of our food, are important not only for sportspeople, bodybuilders, athletes, martial artists, or professionals. Firstly, proteins are part of every cell in the human body, secondly they are required for preserving, renewing, and building up muscles and body cells. When training regularly, protein supplements such as for example beef protein can help covering the increased protein requirements. But beef protein food supplements also provide your body with important amino acids such as glutamine, arginine and BCAAs, and can support you in your diet (more on this further down).
The advantages of beef protein for bodybuilders, sportspeople, and the like are:
- muscle buildup
- repair of muscle fibers
- improved muscle regeneration
- preservation of muscle mass
- supply with vital protein
- support during a diet
- and much more
Beef or Whey Protein?
For vegetarians or vegans beef protein is definitely not suited since it is recovered from beef. Here soy or whey proteins are suitable. The latter are made from whey and are well suited at least for vegetarians. For anyone suffering from an intolerance towards soy, lactose, or gluten, however, beef protein, being free from gluten and lactose, is the ideal protein food supplement.
Among bodybuilders and other sportspeople beef has been popular for a long time in terms of nutrition in order to build up muscle mass in a targeted and fast manner. The main reason is the high biological valency of beef as well as the low content of sugar and fat. These positive qualities beef protein supplements have as well, so you do not have to eat tons of beef in order to ingest enough proteins. Whey protein products usually contain some sugar. Due to the sugar content of whey products it usually is processed by the body more slowly than beef protein. So those who want to do without sugar, are allergic to lactose or, for example, gluten have found a great alternative in beef protein. Other than that the old wisdom applies: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Just listen to your body what is good for it and what it gets along with better!
When and How to Take Beef Protein
According to the German Association for Nutrition, an adult needs about 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight per day. Sportspeople during muscle buildup ingest up to about 3 grams per kilogram of bodyweight. It will be best for you to learn the exact dosing from the manufacturer’s notification you can find on every product. Because this also depends on whether you buy beef protein or the higher concentrated beef isolate.
You can simply dissolve beef protein powder in water or any other liquid such as, for example, milk. Usually about 150 ml are recommended. But what is the best time for taking beef proteins? Generally you can take it at any time of day. You should, however, always bear in mind the natural protein requirement and your individual diet and training plans.
- In the mornings: In order to refill your protein reservoirs – and to also ensure your body will not metabolize any muscle protein – you can drink a protein shake for breakfast already.
- After training: For your body to be able to build up muscles at all, that is for anabolic processes, it needs proteins. You can provide those right after training. Proteins also help repairing injured muscle fibers so that your muscles will recover more quickly.
- In the evenings: In order to ensure your body will have enough proteins over night to build up muscles, inhibit natural degradation processed of muscle protein, and have your muscles regenerate more quickly it is reasonable to take beef protein before going to bed as well.
Beef Protein and Diet
Beef protein is nothing but protein from beef as a powder. People attempting to lose weight, too, can benefit from the positive qualities. Proteins are low in carbohydrates. What is more, your body does not store protein – in contrast to fats and carbohydrates – in the grease reservoirs right away. Instead, it is used as a component for body cells, skin, hair, etc. as well as for muscle buildup. Excess proteins are not stored either but rather “burned”; buzzword: thermogenesis. Proteins have about the same calorie content as carbohydrates (4 kcal per 1 gram protein) but get metabolized entirely differently. Almost a quarter of those calories your body needs for digestion. If you are hungry all the time your diets can be tough to endure, right? Since proteins have a particularly low saturation value they can help you reduce your feelings of hunger. There are researches showing that people who ingested proteins such as meat or fish ate less over the course of the day.
Advantages of proteins for a diet:
- barely any carbohydrates
- do not end up in the grease reservoirs
- calories from proteins are burned during digestion to up to 25%
- less hunger
- reduces muscle loss
- and much more
Buying Beef Protein
Is the ingestion of beef protein enough to build up muscles automatically? No, unfortunately we have to disappoint you on that one. Regular training remains part of it. And that, of course, is entirely up to you! What we can support you with is choosing and buying the right beef protein.
Always have an eye on quality! The better the quality the less powder you will usually need, and thanks to the higher-quality ingredients it is also better for your body. What is more, there are beef protein supplements with added important amino acids such as BCAAs, glutamine, arginine etc. That is a smart way for you to combine products.
Be it a breakfast shake or a protein shake for after training or in-between; be it beef protein, beef isolate, casein, whey protein, multi-component protein or whey isolate; be it strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, or banana: we have just the right thing for every taste!
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