how much protein when cutting?

[blownn]

should it be your body weight, or your lean body weight

im 171, lean body weight is 134

which one??

[canuhandleit]

Bodyweight is better.

[izaktj]

I get about 1.5 per lean body pound.

[unsoberx]

I weight around 168, i take 60 grams of protein for breakfast, 40 to 50 at lunch, and 60 for dinner. That's about 160 grams of protein for a whole day

breakfast: 60
lunch: 40
dinner: 60

total: 160

I cannot take any more protein than that, coz i gotta leave room for carbohydrates, like apples, brocoli, carbs are necessary for energy and well being


unsoberx

should it be your body weight, or your lean body weight

im 171, lean body weight is 134

which one??

[Augustin]

should it be your body weight, or your lean body weight

im 171, lean body weight is 134

which one??

Neither. You shouldn't be cutting your proteins at all. Your caloric deficit should be coming for either carbohydrates or fat. I would recommend the deficit come primarily from carbohydrates, but cycling this is better if you continue to weight train.

If you plan to weight train during your cut and cut back your carbohydrate intake, you should load every 3-4 days for glycogen replenishment. I don't know where you got the idea to cut back on proteins, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[MDizzle11]

Neither. You shouldn't be cutting your proteins at all. Your caloric deficit should be coming for either carbohydrates or fat. I would recommend the deficit come primarily from carbohydrates, but cycling this is better if you continue to weight train.

If you plan to weight train during your cut and cut back your carbohydrate intake, you should load every 3-4 days for glycogen replenishment. I don't know where you got the idea to cut back on proteins, but I wouldn't recommend it.

No, hes cutting as in losing weight, not cutting his proteins. People say 1g protein per pound, hes asking if the per pound is lean muscle or pounds in genera. Pounds in general is your answer.