Muscle Building Diet: How To Get High-Quality Protein To Turn Fat Into Muscle

Have you bought into the theory that your muscle-building diet requires cans of protein supplements yet? Articles, magazines, and many bodybuilders will tell you that you need to spend your money and stock your shelves with protein powders if you want to turn fat into muscle. It’s all a big lie!

First, let’s get rid of a problem. You can’t turn fat into muscle. It’s not possible. Your goal should be to burn off excess fat and build new muscle. Your exercise routine may be fueled by your excess fat, but turning fat into muscle would require a magic wand.

Now, let’s move on to the topic of protein powders and supplements. Look carefully at the can of protein powder. Where do you get the protein? Many times it comes from one of two sources, milk or eggs. If this can of dehydrated protein is so good for your muscle-building diet, wouldn’t it be equally true that eating the natural versions of protein is even better and healthier?

In the case of eggs, this would be very true. Egg whites are high in protein and should be a part of every serious effort to build muscle, lose fat, and get stronger. Throw away the egg yolks. They are too high in fat for our purposes. You can include an egg yolk in the morning if you wish.

If you look back in history, you’ll find that many top bodybuilders and strongmen kept hard-boiled eggs with them all along. They would eat the egg whites throughout the day to give them high-quality protein. Eggs are plentiful and cheap. Think about the price you pay for a large can of protein and you’ll quickly see that you could buy many cartons of eggs for the same price.

Another great option is chicken breasts. This lean white meat is packed with protein and low in fat. When grilled with a great citrus marinade, they are nutritious and will help you pack on muscle. When you stock up on chicken breasts during a sale, you can fill your freezer with high-quality protein for your muscle-building diet at a very low cost. The quality of natural protein is always higher than that of the canned, processed and dried equivalent.

Grilled fish should also be a part of your diet to build muscle. If you haven’t been a fish lover in the past, you need to change your preparation methods. Outdoor grilled fish with a little lemon or lime flavor is delicious and provides some of the highest quality protein available.

I mentioned that many dry protein supplements come from milk. This is one area that I will recommend you don’t use as much of as a source of protein. Milk is high in lactose, a form of sugar. When you’re trying to burn fat, build muscle, and get ripped, lactose isn’t going to help. Eating a little dairy every day is fine, but don’t use it as a major source of protein.

I understand that eating natural protein will require a little more work on your part than buying cans of processed supplements. You have a decision to make, isn’t nutrition just as important as your training? You spend more hours per week in the gym than most people to make a statement with your body. Spending a few extra minutes in the kitchen to get the highest quality protein possible should become part of your muscle-building diet.