How much protein and exercise to maintain muscle?

[ShomerShabbos]

I know it's around 1g per pound of bodyweight to gain mass, but what about when I'm satisfied with my build and just want to keep my muscle the way it is? How many grams per pound do I need then? And how often should I be working out to make sure I don't lose or gain any mass??

[soulffs]

just be in calorie mantainance thats all you have to do to maintain

[rand18m]

I know it's around 1g per pound of bodyweight to gain mass, but what about when I'm satisfied with my build and just want to keep my muscle the way it is? How many grams per pound do I need then? And how often should I be working out to make sure I don't lose or gain any mass??

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129150/

Read this^.

[mitchel1010]

just be in calorie mantainance thats all you have to do to maintain

This. Why do you want to stop though?

[soulffs]

This. Why do you want to stop though?

what?

[WonderPug]

just be in calorie mantainance thats all you have to do to maintain

Incorrect.

You would need sufficient micro/macronutrient intake and resistance training (assuming a conditioned individual), the specifics of which are somewhat dependent on the amount of skeletal muscle mass carried by the individual in question.


OP: Intake of ~1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass as well as 0.45 grams of dietary fat should be sufficient when at maintenance. Micronutrient sufficiency should always be ensured. Sufficient resistance training to preserve strength is also necessary, assuming a conditioned state.