By Marko on Jan 10, 2010 in Nutrition | 2 Comments
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To gain broader perspective and see whether vegetarian protein can substitute protein derived from animal sources with the same efficiency when it comes to strength training in powerlifting or any other sport that requires strenuous physical activity let’s first define vegetarianism and its forms.
Lacto-ovo vegetarians eat everything but animal flesh.
Lacto vegetarians eat everything [...]
By Marko on Jan 9, 2010 in For Beginners, Nutrition | 1 Comment
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Before giving you a list of best sources of protein you need to understand that eating complete protein is far more important than eating incomplete protein. First of all, let me differentiate between the two. Previously, in how much protein per day article, I have explained what proteins are and how [...]
By Marko on Jan 3, 2010 in For Beginners, Nutrition | 0 Comments
Proteins are fundamental building units of the human body. They are made up from smaller building blocks called amino acids. Protein takes up about 16 percent of our total body weight as the second most plentiful substance after water. Almost 2/3 of all proteins are located in the skeletal muscles. The rest is distributed amongst [...]
