Yes, You Need Protein to Build Muscle (and How Your Local Gym Can Help!)

If you’ve ever hit the gym hard, only to feel like your muscles aren’t keeping up with your effort, there’s a good chance protein might be the missing piece of your puzzle. Whether you’re new to fitness or knee-deep in a group strength training class, protein plays a major role in helping you get the results you’re working for.

Let’s break it down and explore why protein is essential for building muscle—and how your local gym, smart group fitness programming, and even a certified nutrition coach can help you get more out of every rep.

When you lift weights—like in the dynamic strength training classes offered at Fitaholic—you’re actually creating tiny tears in your muscle fibers. Sounds scary–but rest assured: this is how your body grows stronger! In order to repair and rebuild those fibers (so they come back bigger and stronger), your body needs amino acids, the building blocks of protein.

If your protein intake is too low, your body simply won’t have what it needs to build and maintain muscle, no matter how many dumbbells you’re curling or squats you’re smashing.

Pair Strength Training with Smart Nutrition

That’s why hitting the local gym is only half the battle. What you do in the kitchen matters just as much. That’s where nutrition coaching comes into play. A certified nutrition coach can help you figure out exactly how much protein your body needs based on your goals, body type, and fitness routine.

Not all calories are created equal. You can train hard at one of your local gyms, but if your post-workout meal is all carbs and no protein? You’re slowing down your own progress. Because that muscle you just broke down with your workout? It needs protein now to repair, build or just sustain.

If your goal is to build muscle, tone up, or just feel stronger, protein isn’t optional—it’s essential. And when you pair proper nutrition with the right group fitness programming, you’re setting yourself up for long-term success.

How much protein is enough protein? What kind of protein? When should you eat protein? 

For help figuring it all out, start with Fitaholic Fitness! With our nutrition coaching services and certified nutrition coach all under the same roof as our best-in-class group strength training, we a great place to start!

So learn to fuel those gains, one meal and one rep at a time, by starting with a free 15 minute nutrition consult!