Why Whey protein ?

Whey is an extremely fast-digesting protein, which means it’s the perfect way to fast-track amino acids to your muscle fibres, where they’re needed to stimulate growth. Although this is particularly critical before and after workouts, it’s also important at other times of day, such as when you wake up and in between meals. Whey is rich in branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), the most critical aminos for stimulating hypertrophy. This fact and whey’s rapid rate of digestion are likely the key reasons a plethora of research shows that whey is extremely good at boosting muscle protein synthesis – the process in muscle cells that leads to growth – particularly around workouts. In addition, whey contains small protein fragments called peptides that have been shown to enhance blood flow which can deliver more muscle boosting nutrients to muscle cells as well as induce a greater pump.

Choose: Mixed protein products that list whey first on the ingredient list and preferably list whey protein isolate and/or whey protein hydrolysate.

Source: M&F – Tabatha Elliott

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