People work out and they hope their body will start emitting rays of sex-appeal all over the place. Because this desire is eternal, people have commercials on TV selling variously-shaped pieces of plastic and metal that guarantee to cure all self-esteem issues, thighs that rub together, and un-attractiveness. All you have to do is work out using these tools. 70 years of commercialized appeal to body-image issues has taught us that no matter who you are or what your situation, weight-gain is bad. No one wants to gain weight. People who gain weight get fat and gross. Eventually weight-gainers can't even stand up anymore, and end up being fed in bed by an enabling family member until their tiny heart can't move blood though 1500 pounds of "weight". What we really want is to gain mass. Now mass is sexy. People who gain mass are body builders. They're finess models. They're olympians.
Well I have news. The only difference between mass and weight is gravity. So unless you're planning on doing your jumping jacks in outer space, your protein shake is building weight. And no matter what kind of tissue or fluid or material you've gained 5 pounds of, it's weight. Check out this definition of mass.
Google's definition of mass: A coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
Take heart, though, because people who work at Google have large bodies and sit in office chairs all day, so their "mass" probably is shapeless.
So.. I shouldn't drink protein shakes?.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting post, because I have been meaning to research protein drinks.. I just don't know anything about them and I like to know where things are coming from.. Or have I completely missed the mark?
This post is more about the use of words than the endorsement or forbidding of specific products or workouts. The general idea of protein shakes is this: You work out, which breaks down muscle fibers which then have to be repaired. That repairing process is what we lovingly call "soreness." Since muscle requires certain proteins for the creation of its tissue, you can supplement your body with extra protein so your body can heal faster, and heal stronger than it might with your normal vegetarian diet, etc.
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