[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
[quote]paulieserafini wrote:
Layne Norton with a PhD is protein Metabolism reccommends 20-40g of protein 4-5 times a day to maximize protein synthesis.
I remember he also said once that 40g didn’t offer a huge benefit over 20g in a single dose but still did say it did improve protein synthesis some and I know most of us who want to be as big as we possibly can do care to have an extra even just a 1-5% edge.
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Put another way, Layne is recommending between 80 and 200 grams of protein a day. This range is so wide it’s useless. I’m not knocking Layne, it’s just indicative of the amount of confusion that surrounds something as straightforward as optimal protein intake.
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Yes this is a big range, but I think as a lifter based on your lbm you can figure out what is right for you or experiment and see what you like best.
I have yet to look at it… but I believe he also has an article that is geared towards estimating your macro needs based or age or something…
[quote]NikH wrote:
[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
I eat much less than 200g of protein per day (often less than 100g/day) and am about 100k (probably closer to 89 kg fat free) and am still gaining lean mass.[/quote]
Last thread you said you eat low carbs, now your kinda low protein too. So is your major calorie source fat then?[/quote]
I am eating a hypocaloric diet and using body fat as my main source of energy.
[quote]paulieserafini wrote:
So in my opinion there is no real reason to reccomend 100g vs 200g[/quote]
Since I do not use protein powders I would have to eat approximately 2.5 lbs of lean meat to get 200g protein.
[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
[quote]paulieserafini wrote:
So in my opinion there is no real reason to reccomend 100g vs 200g[/quote]
Since I do not use protein powders I would have to eat approximately 2.5 lbs of lean meat to get 200g protein.[/quote]
Throughout a day in my opinion this is not that crazy of an amount, but I can understand that not all people like to or want to eat meat all day long.