Comments on: BBC Documentary: Addicted To Protein https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:35:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106815 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:35:06 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106815 In reply to Dawn.

@Dawn. I’m not interested in taking sides. I’m only interested in the truth. Plant proteins are inferior to animal proteins for anabolic processes. The bio-availability and completeness (amino acid profile) are the 2 biggest issues. As such, animal proteins far out-class plant proteins for building muscle. Incomplete, lower-availability proteins can’t compete.

]]> By: Dawn https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106812 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:35:04 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106812 Hi Mark,

You disappoint me in this post. I think you’re sadly ignoring the copious amount of information on plant-based protein and its effectiveness. Like Roland I follow a mainly plant-based diet (with fish) and have only had great results from a 70%-30% combination of Rice and Pea protein. In fact many traditional diets around the world adapted to provide the right amount of protein combinations like rice and beans/legumes.

No protein in our bodies comes “ready-made”, we have to break all food down and build our own protein from that. So just because a cow’s muscle is more similar to mine than a piece of cauliflower doesn’t mean it will neatly slot into my body as ready-usable muscle.

It has long been proven that a protein doesn’t need to be complete. And bio-availability might not be as important as you suggest. I think you could benefit from opening up your scientific reading to include positive reports of non-animal based sources of protein.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106809 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:04:18 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106809 In reply to Paul.

@Paul. Wow, never heard of anything like that happening.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106808 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:03:51 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106808 In reply to Roland.

@Roland. Yeah, the bioavailability and completeness of those proteins are inferior to animal proteins unfortunately. See my 2 posts here for more:
https://musclehack.com/top-5-protein-sources-for-building-muscle/
https://musclehack.com/lenny-larrys-complete-cookie-review/

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106807 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:02:24 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106807 In reply to Alexander.

@Alexander. lol @ craplete cookie! I’m not familiar with those bars, but if it’s really just whey as the only protein source, then that’s good to go. Quest bars are good, also.

]]> By: Paul https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106801 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:59:09 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106801 Mark, I had to quit taking whey protein because it was messing up my liver. I had symptoms of dizziness and went to see the doctor and it turns out I had a fatty liver. She thought I was an alcoholic and I had to convince her I didn’t drink. When I mentioned I was taking whey protein she immediately told me to stop and come back in a few weeks for another blood test. Long story short, I stopped taking protein supplements and my liver is back to normal.

]]> By: Roland https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106799 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:40:36 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106799 Many thanks Mark for posting this doco. After viewing ” What the Health” , ” Prescription Nutrition” and reading “Proteinaholic” by Garth davis I found it all a wakeup call regarding the obsession with protein and supplementation. So much in fact that I have gone onto a strictly plant based nutrition.Personally I have never felt better and stronger and there are many bodybuilding sites that follow the same regimen. The trouble with veges most are sprayed to grow, ripen, and for longevity at the supermarket. And then there are GMo’s. followed by corporate greed.

However I am interested in your thoughts why you think pea/rice protein are not good or usable by the body.

]]> By: Alexander https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106798 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:27:09 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106798 Thanks for sharing the documentary. I’ll have to check it out when I get home from work. After reading your reviews of theArs/Sniclers bars and the Craplete Cookie, I wonder what you think of Power Crunch bars. They are ridiculously delicious and use only whey protein (hydrolyzed and isolate).

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106797 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:47:53 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106797 In reply to JaSoN.

@Jason. No mate, this was with a bodpod scan. He actually gained 2.2lbs of actual muscle. An unreal result in just a few weeks.

]]> By: JaSoN https://musclehack.com/bbc-documentary-addicted-to-protein/#comment-106795 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:09:09 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=18079#comment-106795 Must also remember that if he ditched his whey for real food protein (maybe a steak) it’s going to take longer to digest and therefore make him weigh a little more as whey protein by weight doesn’t weigh that much. 1kg is nothing in my opinion, I could eat 2 x 500g steaks in a day and at the end of the day be 1kg heavier, even downing a 1lt bottle of water can make you weigh 1kg heavier. Appon saying that I’m not quite sure how they worked out how he gained 1kg in a week, did they just weigh him or do the proper measurements?. Sorry, I just haven’t had time to watch the clip.

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