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  100% Casein Protein, 2 lb What most of us learned in school is that the body needs protein for building tissues such as muscle and bone. So it stands to reason that if you are attempting to build muscle mass (either as a professional body builder or for your own personal self-esteem), you will need plenty of protein in your diet so your body can build those muscles. This writer’s female, and let me tell you that us girls find big muscles sexy – I know I do!
Which is why nutritional supplements for bodybuilding such as casein are so popular: they give your body plenty of protein to build muscle from. The Casein dietary supplement from Optimum is an effective low-calorie way of getting the protein needed to build those big muscles.
Casein is the protein that is most abundant in milk (80% of the proteins in cow’s milk are caseins). In fact, the name “casein” comes from the Latin word for cheese. In the normal cheese-making process, milk is curdled with rennet (a naturally sourced enzyme) and separates into curds and whey – a famous combination. Whey is often used as a dietary supplement for body builders, but the curds are casein, which is much more concentrated and less watery. Scientific studies have shown that casein is a more effective dietary supplement than whey powder for losing fat and building muscle tissue.
Casein has several beneficial health effects that are of use to body builders and to people concerned with their fitness in general. Firstly, casein is a slow-release energy source, allowing both calories and proteins to be released into the bloodstream in a constant, steady fashion. Secondly, because of the physical nature of casein, it takes up plenty of space in the stomach, which triggers the “I’ve had enough” signals in your body, thus reducing your desire to eat more.
Casein also inhibits muscle breakdown. Muscle is a “use it or lose it” part of the body, so if you miss a day’s training, then muscle mass can begin to break down (and let’s face it, we all need to take a break from training periodically for our wellbeing). This makes casein dietary supplements popular with body builders – you won’t lose what you’ve worked so hard to put on.
Casein has one other great advantage over other dietary supplements that suppress the appetite and boost lean muscle mass. Casein does not produce restlessness. In fact, casein can actually aid your quality of sleep (remember how well you sleep if you have a glass of milk with cheese and crackers before bed?). This is one real advantage of casein protein over caffeine.
Technically speaking, it could be possible to get enough casein for building muscle mass by drinking milk and eating cheese. While cheese would get you plenty of casein, it would also give you more fats than you really want in your diet. Skim milk may have little or no fat, but if you drank the high levels of casein you need for body building this way, you would take on so much fluid you wouldn’t be able to go more than twenty metres away from the lavatory.
It’s much easier and simpler to get the casein you need for body building via a supplement such as 100% Casein from Optimum. Coming in three tasty flavours (banana, chocolate and vanilla), this dietary supplement delivers a concentrated amount of casein. Use in place of regular meals as a protein shake during an intense phase of body building and fat burning, or alongside your regular meals.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 Heaping Scoop
Servings Per Container: 29
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120
Calories from Fat 10
Total Fat 1g
Saturated Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 10mg
Total Carbohydrate 4g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 1g
Protein 23g
Calcium 450mg
Sodium 250mg
Aminogen® 23mg
Alanine 636mg
Arginine 830mg
Methionine 617mg
Aspartic Acid 1523mg
Phenylalanine 1096mg
Cystine 76mg
Proline 2320mg
Glutamine 4744mg
Serine 1338mg
Glycine 489mg
Threonine 996mg
Histidine 659mg
Tryptophan 280mg
Isoleucine 1257mg
Tyrosine 811mg
Leucine 2040mg
Valine 1542mg
Other Ingredients:
Protein Blend (Micellar Casein, Calcium Caseinate), Cocoa (processed with
alkali), Natural & Artificial Flavors, Salt, Gum Blend (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan
Gum, Carrageenan), Sucralose.
Directions:
Use ON 100% Casein Protein first thing in the morning, immediately before bed,
in place of small meals, and/or any other time when delayed protein absorption
is desired. To encourage a positive nitrogen balance, consume approximately 1
gram of protein per pound of body weight per day from a combination of high
protein foods and supplements. For even better results, consume your daily
protein allotment over several small meals spread evenly throughout the day.
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