A long time ago, in a distant galaxy, codons lived on planet cell. This simple race was created from a deoxyribonucleic matrix and worshipped the great Gods Biceptenegger and Dorsal Yates. To prevent a great tragedy, a codon named amino acid, sent many squads of codons in Proteinships to combat the force of the evil catabolizing forces and finally

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To many people, when you talk about amino acids and protein, it sounds something like what we wrote above. In reality, everything that relates to natural cycles and natural synthesis has a touch of scientific fiction.

But let’s put the fiction aside for a moment… Proteins are composed of amino acids. So that it’s easier to understand, let’s imagine your body is a bicycle and that each amino acid is a metallic element of the chain. That chain is what we are going to call protein and every protein has a specific sequence of amino acids. Without the chain you can’t ride your bike, so the same applies to our body. No aminos, no party!

Every protein plays a different role in our bodies. Crazy though it may seem, there are genetic diseases that are linked to the synthesis (in excess or in deficit) of certain proteins. But don’t be scared, because your whey (or other protein sources) is hardly responsible for that.

Did you notice we talked about genetics? That’s because everything comes down to our cells and our DNA. Protein synthesis is intrinsically connected to this problem, so don’t blame your glutamine or BCAAs if you aren’t gaining 30kg of muscle per day (a value that’s merely an illustration and is a hyperbole).

For many people who ask what a protein is or how to find a protein, 90% of the time, the name ends in “ine” (in English). But you can always search in your search engine (for the ingredient) because you should be able to find a trustworthy source of information.

The differences between taking amino acids and protein, if we make it simple, are only three: An amino acid is found in a free form and a protein, contains amino acids, but they are connected (the chain example we talked about earlier). The speed of absorption (digestion) is greater when substances are in free form. Also, concentrations of certain amino acids can be higher or lower in different proteins (that’s why a rich and varied diet is important, even in terms of sources of protein)

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Proteins and amino acids are quite vast subjects and you can’t touch on all the aspects in a small article. That’s why we’ll be launching a sequence of articles about the immensity of these concepts/substances to facilitate the choice of the most effective supplement.

Until then.