Thread: Can A Certain Protein Cut You?

Originally Posted by Teddy-G

I a friend of mine was telling me that when he was taking a particular brand of protein for a while it made him more ripped. He trained as he would for a regular bulking cycle, the only difference was the protein.

How legitimate is this?

Zero legitimacy.

Originally Posted by PushAndPull

Zero legitimacy.

I disgree.

-8.43 legitmacy.

The only thing I could possibly imagine would have an impact on how ripped you get from protein would be when cutting you're using sources with better bioavailability. For instance, cutting with your protein entirely from chick peas would theoretically yield poorer results than consuming protein from primarily eggs and lean meats.

In this case, it's probably a placebo thing. Your friend just happened to see great results over a period of time due to who knows what (there are countless variables that affect results) and falsely attributed it to protein powder.

Originally Posted by Phineas

I disgree.

-8.43 legitmacy.

The only thing I could possibly imagine would have an impact on how ripped you get from protein would be when cutting you're using sources with better bioavailability. For instance, cutting with your protein entirely from chick peas would theoretically yield poorer results than consuming protein from primarily eggs and lean meats.

In this case, it's probably a placebo thing. Your friend just happened to see great results over a period of time due to who knows what (there are countless variables that affect results) and falsely attributed it to protein powder.

I thought as much. The protein powder itself is said to contain "weight loss amino compounds" and "burns fat and builds muscle at the same time". I know this isn't possible. I just thought it was worth asking.

Originally Posted by Teddy-G

I thought as much. The protein powder itself is said to contain "weight loss amino compounds" and "burns fat and builds muscle at the same time". I know this isn't possible. I just thought it was worth asking.

Technically, it isn't impossible to burn fat and lose muscle simulataneously, but it is VIRTUALLY impossible.

The exceptions are if you're a beginner, at which point neurological adaptation can alone yield hypertrophy (that is even without a calorie surplus) or if you're juicing.

Saying "weight loss amino compounds" probably just means it contains BCAAs. Remember that dietary protein is comprised of amino acids. Some sources are richer and AAs than others; this is where the whole complete/incomplete protein comes from. Good whey powders are developed with a certain amount of AAs, specfically the EAAs ("essentials" -- which your body can't produce).

Originally Posted by Phineas

I disgree.

-8.43 legitmacy.

The only thing I could possibly imagine would have an impact on how ripped you get from protein would be when cutting you're using sources with better bioavailability. For instance, cutting with your protein entirely from chick peas would theoretically yield poorer results than consuming protein from primarily eggs and lean meats.

In this case, it's probably a placebo thing. Your friend just happened to see great results over a period of time due to who knows what (there are countless variables that affect results) and falsely attributed it to protein powder.

There's one more way this might be true: if the increase in protein made him consume fewer calories overall.

Protein enhances satiety.

Thanks for the information. It's very helpful.

Tell your friend he's a moron

Originally Posted by Teddy-G

I a friend of mine was telling me that when he was taking a particular brand of protein for a while it made him more ripped. He trained as he would for a regular bulking cycle, the only difference was the protein.

How legitimate is this?

proteins are high on the satiety index but the thermogenic effect of food (TEF) is less with protein powders in solution than that from whole food sources. it would basically be a trade off for using protein powders which have a higher BV or whole food proteins which have a higher TEF.