Does protein build up body mass?
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YES you are 100% right ... and with weight training.\n\nGo for the zero carb protein isolate if you want to take advantage of supplements\n\nOR eat right - egg white, salmon, chicken breast, nuts, beans, peas, yam, top round steak, shrimp, oatmeal, raisins, mushrooms, etc all are good food for bodybuilding\n\nOne of my students were as skinny as you are, after one year's hard work and eating right, he's packed on more than 20 pounds of muscle... my friends told me Curves Gym stormed Sydney by franchising, I hope I have time to come to your city.
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It's important if you are lifting weights. Lifting 'damages' muscles, which leads to bigger growth, but the protein you eat after a workout helps to repair these muscles. People use protein bars, shakes, and powders because they are absorbed into the body faster than other methods.
255941
Protein.  Lots and lots of Protein. (Meats, peanuts, shakes, etc.)\nIt will allow your body to bulk up.  Use it carefully and continue to eat well balanced diet so that the body will have the other nutrients it will need to sustain your new larger you.
444801
eat more protein and work on strength training to gain muscle mass.
424889
a healthy diet requires food. protein shakes are meant for gaining muscle mass. one once of protein per lb. of your weight are needed to gain mass, it's not meant to substitute food! liquid diets are not healthy. if its killing your appetite, try only consuming half the amount.
875642
lift weights, eat protein.
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protein shakes if u r trying to build muscle u need to take protein shakes before and after workouts and u need to eat the right amount of protein daily to build muscle muscle doesnt build in gym it builds out of gym example if u weigh 200 u need to consume around 170-200 grams of protein daily u can get a lot of it shakes u can mix shakes use protein powders
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That is a two part Question Mass is different from Tone.  Lets take me for inst-ens I weigh 200 lbs so I need 200 gram of protein just to keep what I have to get more you add more protein a little at a time with plenty of water and sleep. I had 27 1/2 inch legs 50 inch chest a bicep of 19 inch and weighed 180 ate 5-7k min. cals a day just to stay there. I build mass so easy it's not fun Tone is not me so think of that as well what is your standard build? thick / thin / med. are you big bone or small bone frame ??? That all plays in as a factor.
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No, protein doesn't burn fat.  \n\nIt does take longer to metabolize than carbs though, but not as long as dietary fat.\n\nBTW, peanut butter is 75% fat, not a high source of protein.
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MUSCLE TONE IS ONE WAY AND TO REALLY PUT ON WEIGHT IS TRICKY UNLESS YA WORK OUT EVERYDAY  GO TO G N C STORES THEY HAVE A  PROTEIN COMPOUND TO PUT IT ON WHILE BUILDING THE MUSCLE
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Calories are not going to turn into muscle. Calories are a form of energy and those calories not used turn into fat. 3500 calories = 1 lb. of fat. If it is muscle you are looking to gain, you need to lift weights and consume protein. Ideally you will need to have 2 grams of protein per pound that you weigh. So double you weight and that is how many grams of protein you need per day. Also, try to get a large amount of protein in your body within 20 minutes of your workout. This is when the protein is most absorbed.
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i thkn u shud go to gym to build ur body....u shud eat lot of proteins...as nd whn u work out in the gym ....gymming is a must to build ur body.
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No. It's not the mass of what you eat, but the calories of what you eat that will determine the amount of weight you gain.\n\nExample: After drinking 1 kg of water, you will gain 0 kg of weight because water has 0 calories and you will pass it all during the day.
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amino acids build proteins, proteins build muscles... 6th grade science
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It really depends on what kind of vegetarian you are.  And, despite what the first answer says: protein is protein is completely fallacious. Different amino acids are found in different protein sources.\n\nHowever, it is possible to gain muscle mass, while being any type of vegetarian.  Bill Pearl, one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time and four-time Mr. Universe winner, is a lacto-ovo-vegetarian.\n\nIf you are a lacto-ovo-vegetarian (a vegetarian who also consumes diary products and eggs), eggs are a great source of protein.  One medium-sized egg has 6.5 g or protein, which isn't bad, given the size of one egg.  Also, milk has protein.  One eight ounce glass of skim milk has 8 g of protein.  You could also consider using whey protein powder shakes, caseinate (whey and caseinate are made from milk), or protein powder shakes that contain egg protein.  However, these may be more costly than eating milk or eggs in their original form.\n\nIf you are a lacto-vegetarian (a vegetarian who also consumes diary products, but no eggs), you use the above, except for the egg products.\n\nIf you are a vegan, getting all non-essential amino acids may be a difficult enterprize.  You can get some amino acids from nuts.  beans, and some cereals.  You'll just have to find balance and eat a variety of the aforementioned.\n\nHopefully, you are coupling this diet with weight-resistance training (lifting weights).  If you are not lifting weights, you will not build muscle.  As a rule of thumb, you should eat .8 - 1 g of protein to maintain whatever muscle mass you currently have.  1 - 1.5 g of protein to build muscle.  1.5 - 2 g protein if you are a bodybuilder.
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well, your muscles are largely made of water and protein... so if you muscle up, you gain protein - but first your liver has to produce it from free fatty acids or you have to ingest it.
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It depends on your weight and activity level.  Use this calculator to find out exactly how much you require:\n\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/healthtools/articles/protein.html