Why You Need To Pack A Protein Bar

When you’re focused on your fitness, you kind of unconsciously become a bag person. You’ve got your work bag with your computer and all your chargers and all of the files (do people still carry paper files?) you need to do your job. Or maybe you carry a book bag with the essentials to make it across campus and sit through back-to-back lectures. Then you’ve got your gym bag, packed to the brim with your sneakers, gym shorts, sports bra, water bottle, fitness tracker, weight belt, hair tie, sweat rag and about a thousand other things you absolutely need for the gym.

Now, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news is, there’s one more thing you’ve got to lug around with you in every bag you take. The good news is that it’s delicious, portable and definitely going to help you meet your fitness and physique goals by controlling your hunger, aiding in weight loss and helping your muscles recover and grow.

You need a protein bar. It’s so simple. Carrying a high-quality protein bar with you wherever you go is going to save you from a desperate trip to the vending machine or from skipping a meal completely. A good protein bar, like Performance Inspired Nutrition’s Inspired Bar, is going to meet a lot of your nutritional needs. It’s delicious, nutritious and, best of all, convenient. Here’s exactly why you’ve got to be toting a protein bar with you wherever you go.

You’re Hungry

Why do you need to have a protein bar on hand? You get hungry. Duh. To stop hunger in its tracks, there’s nothing better than protein. According to a study from the journal Cell Metabolism cited by Science Daily, you can increase the levels of hunger busting hormones in your body by upping your protein intake. The hormone known as peptide YY has been found by researchers to reduce food intake by one third in people of both normal weight and people categorized as obese, when it was administered by injection. The researchers discovered that by ingesting more protein, you’re augmenting your body’s natural peptide YY, which can reduce hunger and even aid in weight loss.

According to Authority Nutrition, even a little protein is going to keep you more full. A review published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that “there is convincing evidence that a higher protein intake increases thermogenesis and satiety compared to diets of lower protein content.” Translation: eating more protein is going to keep you feeling more satisfied and could even help you lose weight. The review also found that high protein meals lead to consuming fewer calories later in the day. One study published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that increasing the protein intake of overweight women from 15 percent of their daily calories to 30 percent resulted in participants consuming 441 fewer calories each day without intentionally restricting anything.

You’re Busy

The beauty of the protein bar lies in its convenience. It really doesn’t get any easier. Step one: obtain protein bar. Step two: unwrap protein bar. Step three: consume protein. Easy. BodyBuilding.com describes protein bars as “compact and clean.” They’re not going to spoil or get all over your gym bag. You can stash them almost anywhere.

Performance Inspired Nutrition’s Inspired Bars are going to provide you with protein – 20 grams to be exact – and loads of other nutrients. If you need a filling snack to tide you over or a quick and easy meal replacement, an Inspired Bar is the way to go. Each bar also contains 20 grams of fiber, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, can help even out your blood sugar and help you achieve your weight goals. With every Inspired Bar you’re getting probiotics, which help keep your gut healthy and boost immunity, BCAAs, to help protect your muscles from the catabolic process, chromium, which improves glucose uptake, and glutamine to help you build muscle.

You Want Protein Now

In the same way protein bars provide you with an instant solution to hunger and a quick, easy meal solution, they provide you with instant protein exactly when you need it. After a workout, it’s important that you get the protein you need to fuel muscle growth along with the nutrients your body requires for recovery. According to BodyBuilding.com, athletes who consume 40 grams of protein after a workout – which would be the equivalent of two Inspired Bars – recover better than athletes who consume less. “Researchers observed a 20 percent greater uptick in post-training muscle-protein synthesis in subjects consuming 40 grams of whey protein compared to those consuming 20 grams,” the site says.

It’s not entirely necessary to consume exactly 40 grams, but the important thing to remember is that the more protein you consume (within reason – don’t get crazy), the better off you’re going to be. As long as participants of the study published in Psychology Reports and cited by BodyBuilding.com had the higher amount of protein, they experienced a greater degree of muscle-protein synthesis.

Protein bars can help provide this protein to your sore, hard-earned, growing muscles. Once again, convenience is key.

You’re Smart About Your Protein

You need to pack a protein bar to take with you wherever you go because you’re a smart person. Seriously. You know better than to choose a subpar protein bar. Performance Inspired Nutrition’s Inspired Bar can provide you with the nutrition you need without the crap you don’t. It’s all natural, high-quality and it doesn’t taste like a chalky, chewy, nasty mess.

Throw one in your gym bag, one in your glove box, one in your backpack – you just need to have one on hand. Try Performance Inspired Nutrition’s Inspired Bar in Brownie Chocolate Blast, Cookies N’ Cream Extreme and Peanut Butter Chocolate Thunder. Your body will be glad you did.

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