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You Need Ultra High Amounts
of Protein to Gain Muscle
This is not true as there have been countless cases of people
who have built muscle on fewer grams of protein per day than
the daily bodybuilding norm. The better your insulin
sensitivity and nutrient assimilation is and the lower your
bodyfat the less protein you will need because you will be able
to get away with eating more carbohydrates.
Animal protein is a requirement for optimal health and
maximizing the ability to build muscle, but too much of it
may cause the body to become acidic and thus delay your
recovery from training. There has to be a fine line. For most
people that is somewhere around 1-1.25 grams of protein per
day per pound of lean body mass. That means that if you
weigh 200 pounds with 18% body-fat your lean body mass
would be 164 pounds. Therefore you would need to consume
a minimum of 164 grams of protein per day and a maximum
of 205 grams. Although, in truth, most people would be fine
at the lower end of that spectrum and might not even need
that much.
There is nothing inherently magical about the muscle
building effects of protein. Without carbs it will be
significantly more difficult (but it is possible) to build muscle,
no matter how much protein you eat. Despite what some
supplement companies may tell you building muscle isn’t as
simple as adding more protein to your diet. If it was there
would be a lot of ripped, 250 pound guys walking around
because all you’d have to do is drink an extra couple of
protein shakes per day. I’m sure we’ve all tried that and have
come to the realization that it doesn’t work.
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