Not so long ago I learned that one of most important things about nutrition I believed in was a MYTH.. Wow. And I was ready to defend it and spread a word as if it was true. Thank goodness I learned that I was mistaken. This is important for everyone who bodybuilds!

The myth is that protein from plants is not useful when bodybuilding. You should only count those from meat, milk, cottage cheese, eggs and fish, because protein from plants don’t have all the amino-acids necessary for body…. Well, how wrong was I to believe it.

Here is some proof for it:

One guy’s story – he is a vegan and looks pretty good, has changed his body very nicely. http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog/2008/05/meet-troy-a-bod.html

Also, here’s a quote from a great guy whom I trust a lot since I know he “walks the walk” not just talks.

The idea was that most plant foods only contained some of the essential amino acids, so you’d have to combine “incomplete” foods like beans and rice to form meals that contained complete proteins. This idea was put forth in the 1971 book Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé. It was a million-copy bestseller. Unfortunately, many people still aren’t aware that this theory was later found to be completely false, as Lappé herself recanted her original theory in later works that were far less popular. The truth is that most plant foods do contain all the essential amino acids, but furthermore, your body will store amino acids in a pool between meals — it doesn’t even need to get all the essentials in a single meal. So the theory of combining plant foods to form complete proteins isn’t even remotely correct. Of course, lifelong vegans already knew Lappé’s theory was wrong, as they weren’t suffering from protein deficiencies regardless of how they combined their meals.

There are a lot of myths in bodybuilding. I will bust them for you in this series which is called Busted! Looking forward to do it. Hope this helped you guys!

Cheers,
Adrian

P.S. Go eat some food!!!! Now! ;)

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