How Much Protein Do Bodybuilders Need?!


Question: How Much Protein Do Bodybuilders Need!?
I always go by 1 - 1!.5 grams per pound of body weight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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technically you only need enough to have a positive nitrogen balance in the body!. for most this is accomplished by consuming 1 gram of protein per every lb of lean body mass not total bodyweight!. the body composition has to be taken into account when designing a proper diet!. a 200 lb man with 30% body fat should not follow the same diet as another 200 lb man with 10% body fat!. the level of body fat that a person has is a direct indicator of their bodies current ability to utilize nutrients efficiently!.

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lean body mass or fat free muscle mass!.

* say a person has a total bodyweight of 150 lbs with a body fat % of 15%!.

150 x !.15 = 22!.5 lbs of fat

150 - 22!.5 = 127 lbs of non-fat or muscle mass

so that person would want to consume the minimum of 127 grams of protein daily but they surely could consume much more!. basically the more active a person is the greater the amount of muscle protein turnover there is and the more protein their bodies needs and can utilize!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

That's a good measure that most people go by!. I weigh 170 and because my workouts are intense and my diet is right on the money, I shoot for just at 300 grams a day!.!.!.that's still not out of range for me!.!.!.and it works well for me!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Iv consultant is 100% right i read that somewhere and pple with higher bodyfat caant lose ithat fatcuz of this eating too much proteinWww@Answer-Health@Com

Approx 1g of protein per 1lb of lean body mass!.

You have roughly 104lb of lean body mass, so I'd up that to 110g of protein a day!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes with that range is excellent if ur looking to build muscle mass so i see just keep doin what your doinWww@Answer-Health@Com





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