This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on building muscle and strength with protein.  Before getting started, you might want to go back and read the Introduction here. [Part 1] How Much Protein Is Optimal? Strength athletes need more protein than average folks not only to achieve their training goals, but also simply to stay healthy. You […]

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on building muscle and strength with protein.  Before reading, you might want to check out the Introduction and Part 1 of the series. [Part 2] What To Use You'll recall that in the last post I addressed how much protein a strength athlete should take in every day, even giving specific guidelines based on diet strategy, body […]

This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on building muscle and strength with protein.  Before reading, you might want to check out the Introduction, as well as Part 1 and Part 2 of the series. [Part 3] The Perfect Protein Blend Remember that in the last post, I reviewed the most popular protein types among strength athletes (whey, casein, soy and egg (albumen)), and […]