Multi-Component Proteins – MCP in Short

What Are Proteins for at All?

Proteins are an important component of our food and are interesting and necessary not only for bodybuilders, fitness athletes, or professionals and martial artists. Everybody needs them. Apart from muscle buildup, they are responsible for many other functions in your body. When training regularly, proteins are rightfully considered the muscle fuel number 1. When you train hard but do not manage to fully cover the increased protein requirement with food, protein food supplements can prove very useful to you. Be it a breakfast shake or protein drink for after training; be it beef protein, casein, whey protein, multi-component protein, or whey isolate; be it chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, or banana: We have just the right thing for every taste and every objective!

Protein Sources: Foods High in Protein

The foods richest in proteins are:

• meat (beef, poultry, pork, lamb, etc.)
• fish
• eggs
• milk and milk products such as whey, curd, cheese, etc.
• pulses (lentils, peas, beans, etc.)
• grain
• nuts and seeds
• soy
• quinoa
• For the longest time curd, meat, and fish were considered the best natural protein sources for bodybuilders, professional sportspeople, athletes, and the like. Animal products, however, unfortunately often also contain lots of fat and cholesterol, which is why not only vegetarians and vegans count on vegetable proteins.

Ingestion of Multi-Component Protein

Just like all protein food supplements, MCP normally are low in calories and fat. Multi-component proteins are very easy to handle and flexible since you can take them at any time – be it in the morning, noon, before or after training, or in the evening. Just like with all supplements, you should pay attention to the notifications and indications of the respective manufacturer.

Protein Requirement: How Much Protein Do I Need?

In relation to the body weight, the protein requirement is highest during a person’s phases of growth. Depending on the expert committee, the recommendations for the protein requirement of average adults range from 0.9 grams to 1.2 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. These indications always refer to your normal weight, not the actual body weight. Thus overweight people do not actually need more proteins than those of normal weight. Those who want to drop weight, however, can oftentimes achieve positive results more easily by supplementing with proteins. For pregnant and breastfeeding women, too, the protein requirement is increased by around 20%. The same goes for sportspeople since protein can foster the buildup, regeneration, and preservation of shaping musculature.

Those using food supplements such as whey protein, casein, beef protein or multi-component proteins should also take the amount of proteins ingested via food into account when calculating the daily protein requirement. For an effective muscle buildup we recommend to you 1.3 to 1.5 grams protein daily per kilogram of body weight.

Proteins in Sport: More Than Just for Muscle Buildup!

But why should one count on protein shakes, protein powder, whey protein, beef protein, casein, MCP, protein isolates, etc. as a sportsperson?

Sure, just because you ingest more protein you do not automatically build up muscles. That can only be achieved by training intensively, regularly, and effectively. Because only then the muscles send the crucial message to the metabolism: We need more energy, so please build up more muscle mass! Then the body starts to thicken up muscle fibers, resulting in, for example, the upper arms growing stronger, the abs becoming visible, or the buttocks lifting. Since your musculature is made up mainly from proteins it can be built up, defined, and regenerated only when the components for that are available as well.

Why bodybuilders and other sportspeople take protein supplements:

• muscle buildup
• repair of damaged muscle fibers
• acceleration of muscle regeneration
• acceleration of protein synthesis
• preservation of muscle mass

Multi-component protein provides the body with quickly accessible proteins and at the same time protein ensuring the long-term supply of your organism with proteins. And the effective combination of amino acids, too, can support you in your training objective effectively!

Multi-Component Proteins: How Do I Find the Right Supplement

For an effective muscle buildup over the definition phase and during diets there hardly is a better food supplement than proteins. Worthy of pointing out are in particular: whey protein, whey isolate, casein or casein protein, or beef protein. Tasty protein shakes provide high-quality protein while at the same time being low in calories and fat. Each protein has own advantages, different components and duration of effect. Those who do not want to go into the details of each of the proteins and prefer to count on the synergetic effects of the various proteins are well-advised to use a multi-component protein.

Finding the right MCP, however, is not all that easy. For choosing the multi-component protein that suits you your physique, your training condition, the price-performance ratio, your individual budget, and, of course, your training objectives play the main roles. Your personal taste is important as well though since protein shakes are available with various flavors.

A crucial factor always is the amount of protein contained. In case of high-quality and reputable brands you will usually find this information on the label, easy to read. If protein comes only far down on the list of ingredients – maybe even after sweeteners – it can be assumed the product contains a rather low ratio of protein. The same as for basically any product applies to MCP as well:

the higher the quality the higher price – but often the effectiveness, tolerability, and efficiency, too. We will gladly assist you in choosing the right multi-component protein as well.