First off I just want to let you know that I have done a ton of research and I am not just trying to find a shortcut. Also, I am a college student so eating well prepared meals 5-7 times a day is not possible, so I depend on protein shakes.
My questions are: I've read that I should take about 175 grams of protein per day. This is based on several calculations that I was told to make.
Ive also heard that your body can't process that much protein per day. I am trying to bulk up so what is the correct path. Im 6 ft, 175 pounds, and my body fat is about 15%.
I could also use some tips on a workout regime because my gains have started slowing. Some peole say I can lift 5 times a week, some tell me 3, some say 2. I've been successful for a while but my progress is slowing so I would like some help.
Thanks.
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Thread: How much protein per day?
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04-28-2011, 09:36 AM #1
How much protein per day?
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04-28-2011, 10:23 AM #5
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First off - I have a son in college and he has no problems meeting his protein goal (He's 235 lbs so he is taking in around 250 grams a day!) with a shake a day. What's stopping you from eating right? Make smart choices in the cafeteria - eggs, tuna fish, beef, chicken. My son's cafeteria has a stir fry station so he loads up on chicken/beef/veggies in dinner. Lunches consist of Tuna Fish, Burgers, Salads with hard boiled eggs and cottage cheese. Breakfast is oatmeal with a little protein powder added in. You don't have to eat 7 times a day. I would also recommend about 1 gram protein per body weight - with the goal getting most from foods - try to limit yourself to one shake. Let me know what's stopping you from getting your protein from foods and maybe I can help you out.
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04-28-2011, 10:26 AM #6
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04-28-2011, 11:01 AM #7
It's because I'm also contracted with the army and I'm at a military academy. My days start off at 5 for Army physical training and as soon as I'm done with that my classes start. Everyone tells me to keep track of how much protein I'm taking per day and i just don't have the time for that. I probably could make time for meals it's just hard to motivate myself when I have so much going on. If I could have some help with what foods to eat everyday that are quick that would be great.
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04-28-2011, 11:11 AM #9
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Yup, I can see how that would be tough - but it does not take too long to figure it out. Tuna has 40g protein per can, beef jerkey, almonds, natty PB - if you have access to a fridge keep a supply of hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese and milk to add to your shakes. One of my favorite lunches is tuna mixed with 2 hard boiled eggs. When/where do you eat - take advantage of those times and make smart choices.
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04-28-2011, 02:41 PM #15
Awesome, I have too and have many books. 87 grams of protein is going to do nothing for him.
Many RD's and books are clueless as to what the needs of weightlifters are. If he is only getting 350 calories from protein, you expect him to eat ~1,800 clean calories from carbs? No thanks. Go with more protein and you will see more benefits.
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04-28-2011, 02:44 PM #16
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04-28-2011, 02:54 PM #19
Good info here from Lyle:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/mus...-athletes.html
Essentially, a high protein intake won’t hurt an athlete (basically everything you may have read about the dangers of high protein intakes is nonsense), it may provide small benefits of importance to elite athletes and, at the end of the day athletes and coaches don’t give a **** about pedantic scientific debates over amino acid metabolism that gives researchers and nerds like me a giant hardon. Admittedly, they didn’t put it in exactly those terms but that’s the gist of it.
So here’s my recommendation, strength/power athletes should aim for 1.5 g/lb protein per day (again, this is about 3.3 g/kg for the metrically inclined). So for a 200 lb strength/power athlete, that’s 300 grams of protein per day. For a 300 lber, that’s 450 grams per day. If you’re Jeff Lewis, I imagine your protein requirements are basically ‘All of it’ or perhaps ‘A cow’. Per day.
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04-28-2011, 05:35 PM #20
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04-28-2011, 05:46 PM #22
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My GF's nutrition book says 1g per KG of bodyweight...but this is for the average person, not someone who is looking on packing on muscle or a bodybuilder. So RD's will tell the average person this.
To see gains you need about 1.5g per pound. once I went on this diet, i went from 175 to 203 w/o changing my carb of fat intake, just by consuming more protein.
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04-28-2011, 05:51 PM #24
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when I had class and was in season, I would dump 2 cans tuna in a zip loc bag and keep that in my pocket and sneak in the bites when the teacher wasn't looking. Didnt work to well, the smell gave me away.So I left class to use the restroom and pounded the tuna on the way.
I was only in class for about 2-3 hours/day so I didnt need to bring a cooler. just needed 1 meal.
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04-28-2011, 10:26 PM #26
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At 6 ft and 175 pounds you definitely need to eat more. If you have been doing a ton of research, then why are you following bad advice? You body can process more than 175 grams of protein per day.
The following a guideline for some new calculations. It’s a PDF file with information for dieting to add muscle.
Emma-Leigh's calorie/macro thread
http://jerrybruton.files.wordpress.c...ronutrient.pdf
You should show the details of your current workout routine.How can you visualize training a muscle if you don't know its structure?
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