Whey Isolate vs. Chicken

[mikefear]

I was laying in bed last night and I had a thought about Whey Isolate and Chicken..

In about 100g of skinless chicken, there is 22g of protein and 116 calories..

My question is, why do some people eat chicken so religiously while they are bulking? It would take an enormous amount of chicken to be calorically significant, and if doing it for the protein -- it's easily covered by drinkin 2-3 well sized protein drinks.. You would need pounds and pounds of chicken per day in order to reach the same amount of protein you'd get from some simple whey drinks..

To me, it just seems that I'd rather waste the space in my stomach with something more calorically dense (this is for a bulker, obviously) and just get my protein from a supplement.. I wouldnt want to have to eat a pound of chicken in one sitting just to get 400 calories..

Anyway, just wondering what you guys do and what your thoughts are.

 

[bca21]

You make a good point. I guess i just like whole foods instead of downing shakes. But i undertand what your saying

 

[mikefear]

You make a good point. I guess i just like whole foods instead of downing shakes. But i undertand what your saying

Yeah, I guess there is something to be said for real food.. maybe? lol..

I asked Ulter this question and he did point out that the biggest guys he knows all eat chicken... then I came up with the theory that perhaps if they are so disciplined, to the point that they can prepare 5 chicken meals a day, perhaps they're entire lives (including bodybuilding) are that much more disciplined, thus they are bigger.

 

[Kick-Ass Stack]

I've been trying to take less shakes and eat more actual food. I'm cutting so I guess this is useless to you but I think the more real food you can eat the better. Shakes are supplements if you can't eat properly.

Of course the diet info I'm getting could be totally off.

 

[mikefear]

I just get so full from chicken, and by the time i'm fiull it's only been like 300 calories

 

[ErikZ]

Try steak?!

 

[gjohnson5]

a diet should be balanced. Getting your protein from lean meats definitly a good idea. And yes I agree that beef is very calorie dense. But the fat in the beef is what makes it calorie dense. So if you are looking for calories , try MCTs or Omega 3,6,9 fatty acids , not protein

 

[CO B-man]

Your body can absorb Whey protien much better than it can chicken. However, in high doses, whey protien can overload your liver just saw that today in an article. I live by whey protien and refuse to stuff myself with chicken. I believe most people probably choose chicken because of the fat content even though beef has a higher BV rating than chicken. Also second to the biological value of whet protien is the incredible edible egg!!!

 

[gjohnson5]

Your body can absorb Whey protien much better than it can chicken. However, in high doses, whey protien can overload your liver just saw that today in an article. I live by whey protien and refuse to stuff myself with chicken. I believe most people probably choose chicken because of the fat content even though beef has a higher BV rating than chicken. Also second to the biological value of whet protien is the incredible edible egg!!!

I find that chicken goes down very easy for me. Digestive enzymes make proteins go down even easier. Your liver has to work no matter what protein you digest

Egg and Milk have the same Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score which is 1

 

[ItalianMuscle27]

Whole food is always better than a protein shake..