This may be a weird or tricky question, but I have been wondering about it, and thought this might be the place for someone to give me a hint:
The consumption of protein always plays a major role in the discussion of nutrition for body builders. However, let's have a look at our closests relatives whose genetic information is about 99% the same as ours: the Gorilla. They are impressively muscular animals, and yet their nutrition consists primarily of leaves and fruits. How do they do this? Is there any essential difference between humans and gorillas that I fail to see? Or can it be a hint that humans don't really need that much protein to build muscles? I don't know if anyone will have suggestions on this, but they will be appreciated.
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08-15-2006, 10:23 AM #1
how do Gorillas get so muscular with so little protein
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08-15-2006, 10:29 AM #2
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08-15-2006, 11:05 AM #4
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Genetics That, and the fact that they probably eat like a 100:1 ratio of carbs and protein means all that protein can be used for muscle, hehe.
Seriously though, I vote for the genetics.Steve
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08-15-2006, 11:26 AM #5
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08-15-2006, 01:02 PM #9
cows are pretty strong and muscular and eat only grass.
i know some vegetarian bodybuilders who are pretty built, without meat. they still get protein from other sources than meat, but not as much.Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food for the spirit
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08-15-2006, 01:24 PM #12
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Saying "how do they get so muscular" implies that somewhere there is a gorilla that despite eating insects and leaves 24/7, he just CANT put on any muscle.
Ever seen a gorilla with tiny calves and skinny arms?
If an entire species is built then it obviously isnt conditioning or diet...its genetics.
hmmm I smell the demand for GGH increasing (Gorilla Growth Hormone)
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08-15-2006, 01:27 PM #13
I'm no zoologist, but I assume that gorillas were designed much differently than the human body, even inspite of our obvious similarities.
But then, think about predator animals, like lions, jaguars, sharks, etc. All have VERY muscular bodies, and are mainly carnivors.
So likewise, why wouldn't it make sense that the food requirements of human beings fall somewhere in between these two extremes?
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08-15-2006, 07:31 PM #21
Gorilla genetics are designed to operate on a low protein diet. Human genetics are not. Humans are always going to use the vast majority of protein we consume for energy because that's what is best for our survival. You need barely any protein to build muscle, in this sense: Let's assume that muscle is 80% water, which is probably less than the actual number, which varies. That means there's 200 grams of protein per pound of muscle. That's nothing. If your body was designed to use almost all of the protein you eat to build muscle, you'd have no problem getting huge.
Unfortunately, we're all human.
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08-15-2006, 08:48 PM #22
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08-16-2006, 02:36 AM #23
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08-16-2006, 03:31 AM #24
You guys are all retarded.
Everyone knows that gorillas follow the bodybuilding msg board ever popular oats in the morning, eat every 3 hours, chicken breast, hard boiled egg whites, no drinking, no drugs, they sleep at least 8 hours every night, they don't party, they very rarely engage in sexual intercourse to keep test levels high.
Thats the only possible explanation. How else would they get muscular? It makes no sense. They have to do these things/
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08-16-2006, 03:59 AM #25
Daily routine:
6am-8am: Wake-up
8am-10am: Eat
10am-2pm: Eat, play, relax, sleep
2pm-5pm: Travel 300-6,000 feet - foraging on the way
5pm-6pm: Build nest
6pm-6am: Sleep
Eating:
Gorillas eat some 200 types of leaves, tubers, flowers, fruit, fungus and some insects. Favorite foods include bamboo, thistles and wild celery. Gorillas do not drink water. They obtain all the moisture they need from the vast amounts of foliage they consume. Males consume approximately 50 lbs. a day.
source:http://www.koko.org/about/facts.html
And now I'm depressed I'm not a gorilla.I'm not overweight, I'm undertall
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08-16-2006, 04:02 AM #26
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08-16-2006, 04:33 AM #27Originally Posted by alkemyst
*I'm almost forgetting this thread is in the nutrition section*"Don't count the days, make every day count"
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