how long do you have to workout so that protein doesnt turn into fat?
921904
first of all i need more info on your workout habits. in my humble opinion protien drinks are not needed. a healthy diet is manditory. chicken breast and rice works well for me, and eat enough veg to move it through your body.
175479
You can do it in as little as 7 weeks. I'm talking natural here. Eat more and take in 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight daily. Then do a 3 day split. It is under 3 hours a week. Do 8 reps to failure. 3 or 4 minute rest.\nbench press 2 sets\nincline press 2\nshoulder press 1\nshrug 1\nlateral raise 2\ntricep extension 1\n\nday 2\nbent over row 3\nfront pulldown 1\ncurls 1\nhammer curls 1\nwrist flexation and extension 1\n\nday 3\nsquat 3\nstraight leg deadlift 3\nsumo style deadlift 1\nweighted decline situps 1\ncalf raises 3\n\nAfter you get your 7 pounds. Do the same routine, just cut the rest in half, double the number of sets and only lift 70% of your 1 rep maximum.\n\nIn 3 to 5 months you will be looking buff.
544725
Eat protein and do not exercise as much. Eat protein laden foods, like red meat or peanut butter.
228271
hi, don't take any protein formulas that's for sure....\nif you have a balanced diet you need nothing more as it means that you are ingesting all the right amino acids and vitamins. lots of weight exercise will give you what you want. all these people that take protein thinking that it helps them built up their muscles, the only thing that they do is to put a strain on their kidneys. body cannot use more protein just because you are having it. if you think about it, you will see that all these people exercise too much and that is what actually builts muscles and not the protein supplementation. there is a huge number of research on that so play it safe!EXERCISE (weight lifting) and a BALANCED DIET. 2 glasses of milk (300ml x 2) + a portion of fish or meat a day will provide all the protein you need for a day.
584658
If you are eating a normal, healthy, balanced diet then supplements are entirely unecessary.\nYou do not need to 'load' your body with protein before or after a training session - this is a misunderstanding of how protein metabolism works.\nMuscle growth (like any growth) happens slowly and if you eat more than your body can cope with at the time the excess is converted into two things:\n- one part is respired to provide energy, the\n- other part is converted to urea and excreted in urine.\nThe part respired might not be needed to make energy immediately so it is treated like excess carbohydrate and fat and converted into adipose tissue (fat beneath the skin). Consequently you should be wary of overloading with proteins just as you would for fats and carbohydrates.
697135
you shouldn't be on the same workout plan for over six weeks, for starters. you need to periodize your routine, change it up at least every 4 weeks. that will not only keep it more interesting, but it will also force your muscles to grow more, because if you're doing the same thing for 6 weeks at a time, your muscles have long since adapted & are not being challenged, and therefore are not growing. if you're trying to gain weight, have you tried a lean bulking diet? if not let me know & I will be more than happy to send you one that I've put people on & they've had great success (I've never done it simply because I've never tried to bulk, being a female, I just don't want to do that personally). Also, what kind of routine do you normally do???
806374
Work on getting the fat down first. That means low carb high protein diet till you get to 170. Then you can start the bulking phase by adding carbs slowly. Diet is the key element.\n\nNext comes lifting. Lifting should be done through both phases. Start off by whole body circuit training if you are totally new and then quickly move on to body part split. Initially you may workout 4-6 days a week. During the bulking phase keep it down to 3-4 days a week of very intense workout.\n\nCardio should be done during the cutting phase. 20-45 minutes 5-6 days a week. Ideally do it in a separate session from the weight training. But if you don't have time for two sessions do it after weight training. Once you are in the bulking phase, reduce cardio to 3-4 days a week with lesser intensity.
658957
You should have carbs about an hour before a workout. If you are using wieghtdor doing any form of resistance work, you should eat something high in protein as soon as you've finished and had your shower. Muscles need protein to develop and the body will start to burn protein for energy. If this is not replaced you could lose the muscle mass your weight training is trying to maintain.
853485
well it call i wouldn't do it alot though! still eat your 3 meals a day but try to use the protien shakes and bars in between then workout around 2 hours a day! thats how i lost weight! it works best when you you eat more because you naturally speed up your metabolism! the more you eat and work out every other day the less fat you will have! Very simple! you need to eat every 2 to 3 hours a day! Do small meals!
964184
Protein doesn't "do" anything.  It's building blocks for muscle IF you need muscle.\n\nIf you're working out with the same level of weights, then whatever muscle mass you have is what you're going to get.  Muscles build in response to stress.  If you don't stress the muscle, they don't "rip".  Ripped tissue is repaired and becomes bigger.\n\nFigure that you probably need about 70-90 gm of protein a day (roughly 2 chicken breasts).  You can eat protein supplements by the handful or glassful and it won't make a difference if you don't "need" the protein.  At that point it's just extra calories.\n\nYou're a little thin for 6'5" so maybe focus on adding carbs and additional snacks during the day.  Good food, not junk.  \n\nTo build muscle with weights you have to work the muscles to the point of fatigue -- where you cannot do another rep.  This is done best by lifting heavy weights, done very slowly, so you can only do 10-12 reps.  Wait 48 hours between workouts.  As the weight gets easier, keep adding to keep bulking.
246772
Get fat.\nOnly exercise mixed with the protein produces muscle.
1105722
O.K forget the split thing, the best way to build muscle is as follows, train every day but split training days between upper and lower body, 1 day upper body, the next day lower body. The reason for this is that the muscles are not built in the gym, they are destroyed. We break down our muscles when we train in the hope that they re-build themselves that little bit bigger next time. In order to fully recover from this they need at least 36 hours and ideally 48 hours before they are trained again. This is how you will see the best and quickest result. Remember to vary the routine as your body becomes used to it after about two to three weeks and the gains will start to slacken if you don't. I personally do abdominal work daily, once as a fat burning exercise and the next day as a muscle building exercise. Also if you are serious you should be more concerned with getting your supplements right, consider using creatine, amino acid tablets and protein shakes, and remember if you are building muscle you should be eating plenty of lean protein.\n\nHope this helps, but remember keep it fun and once you find a routine that works for you stick at it.
354647
Know this & take what you need....\n\nBuilding muscles is actually when you break muscle fibers, they repair themselves over a period of 72 hours, and after the process is complete the fibers are more dense and become thicker and bigger. Ta da! Big muscles. It is important to feed the mscles after working out to give them what they need to repair properly, lots a protein! Divide your work out into muscle groups and work out each group every 3 days, this will allow it the time it needs to become denser and allow you to go up in weight. Don't do that and your goals (if muscle building, toning, development) will be hindered. Good luck, use good judgement & caution with weights, you don't want to pull, strain, or tear because then you will have sit out, which results in nothing!
799070
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.
593166
I assume you're trying to put on muscle weight (nobody wants to put on body fat).  Based on that assumption, I also assume you're engaging in a weight-training program (there's no other way to put on muscle).  Given that, in order to put on muscle your body needs a few things:\n\n1) Protein!  It is recommended that anybody who is weight training consume at least 1 gram of protein for every pound of desired body weight (for example, if you currently weigh 140 put would like to weigh 160 you should consume at least 160 grams of protein per day).  I've read that protein intake should approach 2 grams per lb of desired bodyweight, so use the 1 gram per lb as a minimum.  Muscle is composed of protein, so after tearing it down in the gym, your body needs protein to rebuild and repair the muscle, making it bigger and stronger.  Your protein intake should be spread throughout the day, for example: wake up and take a protein shake, have a meal replacement bar/shake with at least 30 grams of protein before a workout, have a whey protein shake immediately after a workout, and take a protein shake (preferably casein, which takes longer for the body to break down) before you go to sleep.\n\n2) Calories!  For hard gainers such as yourself, it is very important to eat, a lot.  Keep track of how many calories you are currently eating by keeping a food diary for a few days.  This is your weight-maintenance amount of calories (assuming you don't gain or lose weight in these days).  In order to gain weight, you should increase your caloric intake by 500-1000 calories per day.  This will give your body the extra energy you need to put on muscle.  Like protein intake, all caloric intake should be spread into small meals throughout the day, which allows the body to take advantage of nutrients whenever it needs them.  That having been said, I highly recommend that your extra calories don't come from fast food or other sources that are high in fat, sodium, cholesterol, etc.  You should stick to lean proteins (chicken, fish, egg whites, turkey, occasional lean red meat) and complex carbs (whole wheat pasta, brown rice); simple sugars should be consumed after your workout to get an insulin spike, which helps deliver nutrients to muscles.\n\n3) Supplements.  If you're breaking down muscle in the gym, there are a few supplements that can help you rebuild and repair bigger and stronger, faster.  These include creatine monohydrate, glutamine, branch chain amino acids (BCAAs), and omega-3 fatty acids.  All of these are available at your local GNC or (probably cheaper) online at websites like www.allstarhealth.com, www.netrition.com, www.bodybuilding.com, etc.  While I don't want to get into the specifics of how each of these supplements work (you can find that on some of the websites listed above), they are all proven safe and effective ways to put on muscle.\n\nYou say all you want to gain is 15 or 20 more pounds.  Using this information, I have put on about 25 pounds of lean muscle in about 7 months.  Feel free to stop whenever you feel that you get big enough, though I'd recommend weight-training for life.  Moderate weight training strengthens bones and ligaments and also improves the cardiovascular and nervous systems.  Hope this helps and for help with your in-the-gym weightgaining efforts, I'd suggest having a few sessions with a personal trainer to learn the most effective exercises and techniques to build muscle mass.
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If you have something dry like breads, 30 minutes is good, but I tend to have the most energy and least stomach issues if I wait an hour for doing anything where I am bouncing around like on a tredmill.  Remember that you should eat something light like a granola bar while you work out if you work out over 1 hour to keep energy levels up.
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Keep a water bottle on you at all times and drink drink drink.  Stay away from all sugar. Eat lots of protein and calcium...they help you metabolize fat and build lean muscle. (Spinach, Plain Lowfat Yogurt and Wild Salmon are good).  Work out vigorously at least 4 times a week: walk, run, jog, ride your bike, do the elliptical trainer, 30-40 minutes per. Be sure to eat small meals every two hours.  Do side bends and situps first thing in the morning and in the evening as you settle down.  Visualize yourself toned and gorgeous.  Find at least one partner to share in your goal. You can do it!!