STOP taking so much protein!!!

[Judo Tom]

SK* has it rite on the money.. excess carbs will get turned into sugar its not just gonna hang around and wait to be stored as muscle...

its much more important to keep a steady intake of protien and a GOOD amount of LONG lasting protiens at nite.. but CARBS and FAT provide the body with energy to build muslce.. so if you are at a stall and you are already getting 1 - 1.5grams of protien per lb of lean muscle mass then you most likely need to increase your carb or fat (efa's are best) intake to keep the gains going...

 

[Silent Method]

SK* and Lift Chief are both right on the money.

 

[Lift Chief]

i think i might try those ginger root pills,also did Lift Chief mean 1.7-1.9 per pound,cause if its per kilo that would only be like only .8 per pound

That's right bro it's 1.7-1.9 per kilo.

 

[Xtreme2001]

I had a nutrition class a while ago and the RDA was 0.83g/kg body weight... for north americans..

For a 70kg person.. you will only need 58g/day.. which isn't much, but at 1.7-1.9/day.. that may work..

 

[horsePOWER]

do you guys think protein is protein, as in shakes from food? i have read a few intelligent threads that say they get better results from just quality whole foods, while theres some guys that live off of shakes

 

[Jimsbbc]

You guys getting huge off 200 grams a day must be 150 sopping wet and workout 2 days a week. Sure, your body is going to make gains on that little.

Try being 255 and juiced, working out every day 20 sets per body part, you will need more protein than that. 2 grams per lb is what i eat. This is why you guys are never going to get huge. Maybe you just want to be run of the mill at your gym, i don't know. I'm trying not to flame you guys, but this is what i always see at my gym. Guys just getting into it come up and ask for advice on how to get fucking huge and want to half ass it at every given chance.

You have to train like an animal and eat like an animal.

 

[Lift Chief]

do you guys think protein is protein, as in shakes from food? i have read a few intelligent threads that say they get better results from just quality whole foods, while theres some guys that live off of shakes

Food is best. Go with food as much as possible... but sometimes you just don't have the time or whatever so go with a shake. The only time a shake is better than food would be post-workout because WPI gets absorbed by your body more quickly than food that has to be digested.

 

[me2dammit]

naw

I'm over 270, but I agree food is important its just protein is overrated.

I gained with alot of carbs, moderate protein and moderate fat.

People forget big eaters gain mucle ,protein just happens to be part of food. The protein thing happened with all these magazines trying to sell their shit!!!!!

Also on a side note I see guy everywhere 180lbs eating 300+ grams a protein a day and dont gain shit, but if they drop that down and up carbs thats when they will put on the serious mass.

And peope are right about jail, some of the best physiques are built on carbs.

 

[sergio]

Finally...a thread that questions the insanity of needing an ungodly amount of protein to grow...

 

[IPSON]

I agree.

People take in WAY to much protein. Even if you are on a cycle your body can only take in so much protein.

btw....what's up guys!!