Drako
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Just stumbled across this in an old mag and thought I share. Maybe it might help those confused with protein consumption, or maybe it will cause a bit of a debate.
BASICS OF PROTEIN CONSUMPTION
Take in the protein baseline every day: 1g per pound of body weight.
The typical intake is highly effective at supporting muscle growth for hard training bodybuilders. When you eat at least 1g of protein per pound of body weight daily (200g for a 200-pound bodybuilder), your supplying your body with sufficiant protein to rebuild and repair muscle tissue that has been damaged from training. When you rebuild and repair the result is obvious you grow.
Regardless of your goals whether it's to add mass, get ripped you should always strive to take in the baseline recommendation. The exception to this is when you protein cycle.
How much is too much?
If you think you need 2g of protein per pound of bodyweight, you would be consuming 400g of protein (Based on a 200lb BB) Thats alot of eggs, meat and chicken. If you rely on Shakes then thats alot of possible gastric distress.
I believe that such high daily protein consumption is too excessive, although common with most of todays BB's. It is not recommended because this practice demonstraites a misguided understanding of how muscle grows.
Growth depends on a sufficient intake of protein (not shedloads) and it is also correlated with carbohydrate intake.
The right combo of carbs and protein tends to promote a better muscle building state than a diet over loaded with protein and short on carbs. Those who go excessivley high on protein and low on carbs may find they are cheating themselves out of extra muscle growth. There is also a limit to how much growing a natty BB can attian, regardless of the amout of protein consumed. It is considered that 2g is far in excess of any BB's threshold for growth.
How much is to little?
It has often been stated that muscle building occures with a protein consumption of roughly 0.7g per pound of body weight daily (140g a day for a 200lb BB). If you consumed less than that daily then you would see very little if no gains even tho it has been considered by the likes of P.W.Lemon that 160g might be enough protein for a 200lb BB it is still recommended that you take in 200g to be on the safe side.
BASICS OF PROTEIN CONSUMPTION
Take in the protein baseline every day: 1g per pound of body weight.
The typical intake is highly effective at supporting muscle growth for hard training bodybuilders. When you eat at least 1g of protein per pound of body weight daily (200g for a 200-pound bodybuilder), your supplying your body with sufficiant protein to rebuild and repair muscle tissue that has been damaged from training. When you rebuild and repair the result is obvious you grow.
Regardless of your goals whether it's to add mass, get ripped you should always strive to take in the baseline recommendation. The exception to this is when you protein cycle.
How much is too much?
If you think you need 2g of protein per pound of bodyweight, you would be consuming 400g of protein (Based on a 200lb BB) Thats alot of eggs, meat and chicken. If you rely on Shakes then thats alot of possible gastric distress.
I believe that such high daily protein consumption is too excessive, although common with most of todays BB's. It is not recommended because this practice demonstraites a misguided understanding of how muscle grows.
Growth depends on a sufficient intake of protein (not shedloads) and it is also correlated with carbohydrate intake.
The right combo of carbs and protein tends to promote a better muscle building state than a diet over loaded with protein and short on carbs. Those who go excessivley high on protein and low on carbs may find they are cheating themselves out of extra muscle growth. There is also a limit to how much growing a natty BB can attian, regardless of the amout of protein consumed. It is considered that 2g is far in excess of any BB's threshold for growth.
How much is to little?
It has often been stated that muscle building occures with a protein consumption of roughly 0.7g per pound of body weight daily (140g a day for a 200lb BB). If you consumed less than that daily then you would see very little if no gains even tho it has been considered by the likes of P.W.Lemon that 160g might be enough protein for a 200lb BB it is still recommended that you take in 200g to be on the safe side.
