Daily protein intake

uglyfetty
uglyfetty Posts: 2
in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys! I'm 5'1" and around 120 lbs. I'm trying to lose 5-10 lbs while still retaining as much muscle mass as possible around my gluteus area. I'm doing high incline on the treadmill to work this area. How much protein should I be shooting for daily? I usually get about 55 grams.

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Hi guys! I'm 5'1" and around 120 lbs. I'm trying to lose 5-10 lbs while still retaining as much muscle mass as possible around my gluteus area. I'm doing high incline on the treadmill to work this area. How much protein should I be shooting for daily? I usually get about 55 grams.

    Assuming you get to 20% body fat at 110 lbs then you'll have 88 lbs of LBM. At 0.8 - 1.0 g protein per lb of LBM that equates to 70 to 88 grams per day. (Other ratios are available).

    So you might like to up it a bit.
  • tubzzy77
    tubzzy77 Posts: 104 Member
    I always shoot for 1g/lb of body weight since math confuses me. So if you weigh 120lbs that's 120g.

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