What exactly are proteins?

Proteins are essential nutrients for your body and building blocks for your muscles, also called protein. Whey (whey) protein is the key to muscle building and recovery after training.
Did you know that 15 to 20% of your body consists of proteins? Indispensable for us as humans, but certainly for the athletes among us.

How do proteins work?

After exertion or intensive training, muscle damage automatically occurs. Fortunately, as soon as your body starts repairing the building blocks, training adaptation takes place. This process ensures that your muscles recover more powerfully, allowing you to make progress.

Our body has 2 states, the anabolic state (building up) and the catabolic state (breaking down). As soon as you eat protein-rich food, your body enters the anabolic state (build-up) and as soon as you have not eaten for a long time or exercise intensively, your body enters the catabolic state (breakdown).
You may understand that if you want to progress and become more powerful or faster, you need to keep your body in the anabolic state as much as possible. Unfortunately, preventing the catabolic state (phasing out) is not possible because this is a natural process. We can of course influence this process to make the catabolic state as short as possible. A structural protein-rich diet can contribute to this. Meals spread throughout the day not only ensure that your muscles are structurally supplied with the right nutrients, but also keep your body in a more anabolic state. Bonus Tip : casein proteins before bedtime (dairy / cottage cheese) also counteracts the catabolic state at night.

How much protein do we need per day?

Non-athletes: 0.8-1.0 grams of proteins per kg body weight

Endurance athletes: 1.2-1.4 grams of proteins per kg body weight

Strength athletes: 1.8-2.0 grams of proteins per kg body weight

The above concerns general guidelines and obviously depends on weight, gender, age, lifestyle, build and other factors.

Which proteins should I take?

Whey concentrate has a protein percentage of +- 80% and generally contains the most carbohydrates, sugars and fats.

Whey isolate contains less fat, carbohydrates and sugars. Protein percentage is often around 90%. A whey isolate also often contains less lactose, is purer and often less harmful to your stomach.

With a hydrolysed whey, all fats, lactose and ALMOST all sugars are separated from the protein (lysis) by adding water (hydro) during the production process. Hydrolysed Whey is the purest and most easily absorbed form of whey through the pre-digestion process. Protein percentage is often above 95% and is suitable for people with lactose intolerance.

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