Whey Protein – The Best Way?

After days of doing everything right at both the gym and the kitchen, it can be more than a little frustrating if you’re not seeing the results you’d hoped for and that all of those glossy fitness magazines promised you. However, there is a small additional lifestyle change you can make to greatly enhance your appearance, as well as your confidence. Adding whey protein – a natural supplement – to your daily routine and as part of your diet has a number of benefits to your body inside and out.

Why is protein so important for fat loss?

A study in the Journal of Exercise Physiology found that you can burn up to 25 per cent of the calories in a meal of pure protein just by digesting it, according to www.menshealth.co.uk. However, as appealing as 3 platefuls of steak a day and a dozen of eggs sound, that’s not always practical. Taking this simple short-cut can do all the hard work for you.

What are the true benefits of whey protein?

So the best part about using whey protein? Achieve results without putting in extra hours at the weights, or reducing your diet to beef and celery. One of the UK’s most innovative gentlemen’s websites dubbed LA Muscle’s ‘LA Whey’ as the best for ‘hard gainers’, at The Men’s Health Awards, found at http://www.lamuscle.com/products/proteins. ‘Guaranteed to be the best’, this particular whey powder supplement promises ultimate cell-volumisation, recovery and growth.

But how does it work? Consuming whey one hour before and after exercise (or as directed on the individual supplement), it has been proven to increase muscle strength and fat-free mass. However, the benefits don’t stop there. Whey protein works to suppress appetite, and LA Muscle’s ‘LA Whey’ in particular guarantees to do so without the inconvenience of bloating. In an article taken from www.mensfitness.com – ‘6 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Whey Protein’ – research conducted at the University of Alberta showed that the subjects who exercised with the aid of whey protein benefited as they ‘experienced a significantly lesser reduction in glutathione levels.’ Therefore their immune systems improved and recovery time decreased.

What do the experts say?

Want to see if all the hype is justified? According to Tom Croft, England International Rugby star, whey protein has been crucial for his success. Speaking about his brand of choice, LA Fitness, he talks about how he uses it in terms of his training; ‘I use LA Whey after my workouts and whenever I feel I need extra protein. It mixes easily and I use it for my training, my rugby and for recovery between sessions and games. LA Whey is a crucial part of my overall supplement regime’.

Graham Dowers, British Masters Powerlifting Champion also had his say on whey: ‘I’ve noticed some differences in my training already, I feel leaner and more “solid” after taking whey protein, which is the same as I’ve experienced the first time I used the product.’ If you can’t trust respected international sports stars, who can you trust?