how much protein do i really need ?

[gsaadeh95]

a lot of articles here on bodybuilding says you need 1 - 1.5 g/ pound bodyweight to build muscle
but i read a lot of researches that say: an average adult need 0.8g/ bw in kg and a athlete need 1.4-1.6g/bw kg at max
so what's the truth is ?

[Boston5761]

a lot of articles here on bodybuilding says you need 1 - 1.5 g/ pound bodyweight to build muscle
but i read a lot of researches that say: an average adult need 0.8g/ bw in kg and a athlete need 1.4-1.6g/bw kg at max
so what's the truth is ?

I would always shoot for the 1 g per/lb, but remember, it's not just about the protein.

[rand18m]

http://www.jissn.com/content/4/1/8

[gsaadeh95]

http://www.jissn.com/content/4/1/8

thanks for this Great article, so i don't need more than 1.6g/ bw in kg

[Lifting4swole]

About 1 gram per pound of lean mass works. If you have a lot of fat and you eat 1.6 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight you will probably get fatter. ( I'm not saying your fat though)

[emac_fenian]

About 1 gram per pound of lean mass works. If you have a lot of fat and you eat 1.6 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight you will probably get fatter. ( I'm not saying your fat though)

Uh, he's not going to get any fatter if he's in a calorie deficit.

[x-ray vision]

but i read a lot of researches that say: an average adult need 0.8g/ bw in kg and a athlete need 1.4-1.6g/bw kg at max

Do you think all athletes have the same goals? How many types of athletes do you think want to put on as much muscle mass as possible?

[gsaadeh95]

Do you think all athletes have the same goals? How many types of athletes do you think want to put on as much muscle mass as possible?

this study means athletes like football players .. etc ? not bodybuilders?

[x-ray vision]

I don't know what the study means as I haven't read it. But I would bet that there max number had nothing to do with bodybuilding needs. I wouldn't take that number seriously unless you're very familiar with that particular study and instead stick to what the stickies say here.

[pyaarawala]

I'd go for 1g/lb bodyweight as a goal. But minimum should be 1g/lb LBM.

[Workhard20]

First. Thread. In. The. Nutrition. Section. Read. Read. Read. READ

[Gemuadrken]

Uh, he's not going to get any fatter if he's in a calorie deficit.

Unless he eats pizza and icecream

[rand18m]

thanks for this Great article, so i don't need more than 1.6g/ bw in kg

Probably not, but at your age you may still want a bit more.

The 1g/lb really is derived from what most research has shown which is an the upper beneficial intake for certain athletes, which is 2.2g/kg/bw. That typically would pertain to high endurance athletes, possibly the elderly, adolescents and victims of serious trauma such as burn victims. For adding LBM it appears that 1.6-1.8g/kg/bw seems to consistently show up as the amount to be most beneficial. Now that doesn't mean you can't have more, but in terms of that particular goal that comes up time and again. Of course this also depends on which researcher as each one's numbers vary slightly and some have stated you can't make such a determination.

So there you go, depending on your activity your needs can vary, also depending on individuals, your needs will vary. So like everything thing else related to the subject of adding LBM to your frame, it is an individualistic thing by in large. So experiment a little bit, somewhere between 1.5-2g/kg/bw will likely be where you find the amount that helps you to achieve your goals and ingest the amount that best fit's your palette and GI tract. If you want more, go for it, but I'm not convinced you'll see an appreciable difference. But then again, who knows!!