Is protein intake WAY exaggerated?

[dizzay20]

I bet the dude in op eats like 250 grams of protein a day atleast and just saying this **** so people dont grow.
hes a troll lol

lol, that would be sum funny $hit. But i highly doubt it.

[Starred]

There's probably a way of reasonably accurately calculating how much is actually used.

Let's put it this way though. If you shoot for 1lb a week (about 450g) some of that will be fat, water, glycogen and some will be muscle. If anyone can find any sources for % composition of skeletal muscle then you could postulate how much of that weight is actually muscle, ie protein.

Remember that not all protein is assimilated from the gut. Then remember that guidelines for the average person are at about 40g (probably need less than this). This 40g is for EVERYDAY REPAIR of body tissue for the AVERAGE SEDENTARY PERSON. When you lift weights you damage fibres beyond what the average guy would. Not only this but you also hypertrophy (grow EXTRA muscle). So if the 40g is correct, then surely we'd need A LOT more?

[ho_124]

the fact of the matter is that there is no research available in the world that says ther is any benefit to consuming more than 0.5 to .8 grams per lb of body weight... and there is a lot of research that says even 60% of that is plenty sufficient


most of the people talking about this stuff are just regurgitating bro science they have read elsewhere

this. there has been no comprehensive and thorough scientific investigation into diet and nutrition for building muscle etc. the simple reason is because of money. to research this would require massive amounts of money, both for the long testing this would require and equipment and facilities etc. no one in their right mind would fund this simply because there is not much benefit. sure you might help people understand protein and bodybuilding a little better but it does nothing to give them return in terms of $$$ so all we are left with is speculation and bioscience.

[HelpBot]

Find what works for you. Eat high protein for 2-4 months and see if you gain more muscle. Then eat what a lot of the guys here suggested. 1.2-1.8/kg and see if its any different than eating 300g protein. Why argue when you can go out and ACTUALLY apply this and find out if it works or does not work. I use to eat 1.5g per lb and recently switched to 1.8/kg and it has made no difference for me. So I will stick to low protein from now on. Instead of questioning everyone and everything I applied this to myself and it worked.