*none crypto tweet*

GM - seeing as the markets are a bit quiet and there's really nothing going on I'm gunna talk about fitness this morning. Feel free to ignore if you're only here for crypto.
Protein - not all protein was created equal. You'll see online a lot of BS about foods like lentils, peas, broccoli etc. that they are 'high in protein' and I see many people make the assumption that this means protein = build muscle, so I should eat these foods.
Basically this is a scam perpetuated by overly zealous vegetarian/vegan people and/or supplement companies who want to sell you sub-par protein products because they're cheaper to manufacture.
Here's why these sources of protein suck. Protein - for the purposes of hypertrophy (muscle building) requires two things: Good biological value (BV) and a complete amino acid profile.
1) Biological value (BV) - not all protein was created equally, the good sources of protein found in dairy or fish are significantly more easily digested and absorbed by the body - this is called bioavailability. Other forms of protein which don't have such a good BV, like peanuts or peas or beans etc. have a much lower biological value and thus have much lower bioavailability than meat, fish or diary.
I mean, this kinda makes sense if you think about it, it's easier for your body to get protein from a mammal than a plant.
2) Amino acid profile. To start muscle growth and repair you need to start protein synthesis, to start protein synthesis you need a complete amino acid profile in your blood stream from digested food.
Plant based protein sources are incomplete proteins, meaning they don't have all the amino acids from the amino acid profile to form a 'complete' protein things like beans, pulses, peanuts, peas etc. they are all missing certain amino acids which prevent them from having a complete amino acid profile - thus they couldn't start the process of muscle repair and growth.
You can technically mix and match your vegetable protein sources to get a complete amino acid profile but the easiest way is to consume meat, fish, eggs and dairy, because they all have a complete amino acid profile.
Don't fall for the BS - if you want to build muscle you need to do this:
> Train with appropriate intensity, with increasing loads, with good form.
> Stay hydrated
> Don't eat crap (some is ok)
> Sleep minimum 7 hours, but you need 8+ really.
> Eat enough protein so your muscles have enough to repair and grow
> Repeat until death (genuinely)
Used to be a personal trainer for 8 years and sponsored by a supplement company when I was younger. 🫡