I have always heard that if you want protein, you should start eating meat. The more meat you eat, the more protein you’ll get. But this is not an option for me, because I am a vegetarian. I have a few “body builder” friends though, and they are meat eaters - and they think of protein as a way to build their bodies full of muscles without doing hardly any active work…

Today, I have read another chapter at The Protein Counter, and I found a few interesting thoughts regarding meat and protein - and it’s actually a little funny.

It’s regarding ways to improve physical ability, and that people have been trying to improve it during the history.

Meat was believed to be good because it’s animal muscle and builds body muscle. There are reports that as early as the sixth century B.C., a dedicated Greek wrestler, Milo of Crotona, ate 20 pounds of meat every day to build up his body.

The problem is however, that many still believe as this Greek wrestler did, that extra meat or just more protein will increase their muscle size and strength. That simply isn’t true. Eating more protein is not a shortcut to a strong active body.

I am glad that’s true, because it it were true, I would probably be the weakest kid around