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Coffeeking - thanks for your input - very interesting.
whole-body and leg protein
in my imagination my leg is part of my whole body...
or are we to believe there are special leg proteins ?
Cells are not continuously broken down and re-made in the sense you suggest
this is exactly my understanding and I apologise if I'm wrong
sfb - yes quoting out of context you can make it look silly. Paraphrased it is simply looking at the effect of protein on creation of muscle fibres in a) the legs and b) the whole body. Much like an investigation to see if you can spot-lose fat, this is an investigation to see if you get area-specific muscle fibre deposits - not that proteins are different from one place to another. I know you're smart enough to read this correctly so I can only assume you're taking the P, but it'd be nice if you could admit that for the sake of helping the OP.
Various cells last varying lengths - bone cells last around 22 years before being replaced IIRC, brain cells 30-50. On a day to day basis some will die, some are made in a cycle, but if you are injured or exercise hard lots (same effect) it has been shown that extra protein helps to make up the deficit.
I can only assume you're taking the P
about leg proteins yes :o)
I was interested to read about bone and brain cells lasting longer, but it's obviously different for muscles as you can easily see them atrophy if you stop exercising, and I'm sure this is just the normal rate of destruction/replacement - without the replacement bit, which is triggered by demand.
On a day to day basis some will die
the rate quoted on wiki was equivalent to replacing the whole body mass once a year. It would be highly wasteful if the amino acids in dismantled cells were just metabolised, and it's always been my understanding that they are reused
Is it me or do the posts from SFB seem like they are touching the envelope of truth just to get a reaction from people.
Nail, head.
He is an irritant. He spoils good threads.
there's scepticism, then theres just disagreement with a point for the sake of it.
Me any my housemate both go to the gym regularly (5+ times a week) he eats/drinks protein mix/shakes/bars/solutions, I don't (although I am partial to (a lot of) steak (regularly), and drink probably over a pint of milk a day so i guess i'ma lready getting an above average ammount fo protein. Now unless the placebo effect can somehow account for the fact his arms are about the 2x the diameter of mine, then IMO the protein is having an impact.
Try swapping his protein powder for talc or dried cheese and see what happens!
He will choke? 😀
He spoils good threads.
what was good about it ? Junk science dressed up as knowledge ?
then IMO the protein is having an impact.
never mind science give us anecdote :o)
[i]aleigh informs me that she has
magic hands that heal muscles very well
Now THAT I can relate to :o) [/i]
😉