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Anonymous
>>107001
Not that simple. First, it's not your body weight that you should be considering. It's your lean body mass. Also, there is a bit of a multiplier...
If you're aiming to put on muscle, it's about 1.5g X LBM (in lbs)/day. If you're aiming for upkeep it's less than that, about 0.8-1.2g/lb/LBM/day.
Also, make sure you are consuming a good whey protein isolate. Not a concentrate. Fuck muscle milk. Don't take the shit. Also, depending on your body type, you can only "process" a certain amount of protein per hour. It's about 20-25g/hr. So don't drink massive shakes that are like 60g+ cause most of it will be wasted and converted to energy instead of used to repair muscle fibers.
Also, whey protein is awesome, but you might want to consider casein protein before you go to bed. It takes a much longer time to be metabolized and might prevent your body from going catabolic while you sleep.
But yes, protein is important. Especially if you are eating healthily as protein doesn't tend to occur in large quantities in fruits and vegetables.
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