How many grams of protein do you need.....

[TshirtTime]

while cutting?

I eat 1800 calories per day and about 180g(40%) of the calories are protein and 180g of the calories are carbs.

Do I really need that much protein in a day? If I stick to 1g of protein per body weight, should the rest of the calories just come from carbs and some of them from fat?

[ratmonkey]

when cutting you should get more of you calories from protein than normal, there should be an increase to help maintain muscle, at least 1.5 when cutting, closer to 2 would be better though.

[carl_evins8789]

50 to 60 percent should come from your carbs and you should try to consume 2 grams of protein per pound trying to cut. At least 1 to 2 grams of protein per pound, but 2 is better.