Keep eating my Protiens?????
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I have a question...I have been cutting for the last 12 weeks....my LBM is about 160...my research indicates according to my weight I should be getting at least 160g of protien a day to preserve LBM...I'm a newbe to strength training...meaning this is my first time training for strength...I always did 3 sets of 10 in the past...all my lifts are continueing to increase and my muscle is finally starting to show, my question is do I really need to get 160g of protien to preserve LBM...I usually get around 100g...thanks
You will be fine... you said your muscles are showing more... and you have been consuming about 100g of protein a day??? If what you're doing is working, no need to change it. There are many vegans and people who consume lower amounts of protein who have great physiques. Use common sense, don't follow what people say blindly.
It kills me because everyone thinks that formula is for everyone....people have had muscular body comps for 100's of years...and they didnt have food scales and MFP to track their protein macros0 -
EDIT: I'm confusing my posters --
OP -- what is your bodyweight and bodyfat % and what is your total activity throughout the week?0 -
who?I have a question...I have been cutting for the last 12 weeks....my LBM is about 160...my research indicates according to my weight I should be getting at least 160g of protien a day to preserve LBM...I'm a newbe to strength training...meaning this is my first time training for strength...I always did 3 sets of 10 in the past...all my lifts are continueing to increase and my muscle is finally starting to show, my question is do I really need to get 160g of protien to preserve LBM...I usually get around 100g...thanks
You will be fine... you said your muscles are showing more... and you have been consuming about 100g of protein a day??? If what you're doing is working, no need to change it. There are many vegans and people who consume lower amounts of protein who have great physiques. Use common sense, don't follow what people say blindly.
It kills me because everyone thinks that formula is for everyone....people have had muscular body comps for 100's of years...and they didnt have food scales and MFP to track their protein macros
who has?0 -
EDIT: I'm confusing my posters --
OP -- what is your bodyweight and bodyfat % and what is your total activity throughout the week?
6'2
225 Ibs
27% BF
Compound lifts...deads, bench, power cleans, squats/front and back,OHP, rows and some accessory work...3-4 days per week...walking and biking 3-4 per week...0 -
EDIT: I'm confusing my posters --
OP -- what is your bodyweight and bodyfat % and what is your total activity throughout the week?
6'2
225 Ibs
27% BF
Compound lifts...deads, bench, power cleans, squats/front and back,OHP, rows and some accessory work...3-4 days per week...walking and biking 3-4 per week...
are you bodybuilding or powerlifting?0 -
I have a question...I have been cutting for the last 12 weeks....my LBM is about 160...my research indicates according to my weight I should be getting at least 160g of protien a day to preserve LBM...I'm a newbe to strength training...meaning this is my first time training for strength...I always did 3 sets of 10 in the past...all my lifts are continueing to increase and my muscle is finally starting to show, my question is do I really need to get 160g of protien to preserve LBM...I usually get around 100g...thanks
Yes, you do. Make friends with whey.
ok....so tired of whey
Tofu???0 -
EDIT: I'm confusing my posters --
OP -- what is your bodyweight and bodyfat % and what is your total activity throughout the week?
6'2
225 Ibs
27% BF
Compound lifts...deads, bench, power cleans, squats/front and back,OHP, rows and some accessory work...3-4 days per week...walking and biking 3-4 per week...
Losing weight, and lifting heavy, and exercising.
Your protein needs are at the high end of the spectrum. That means you should be looking at a minimum of 1 gram per lb of lean mass.0 -
EDIT: I'm confusing my posters --
OP -- what is your bodyweight and bodyfat % and what is your total activity throughout the week?
6'2
225 Ibs
27% BF
Compound lifts...deads, bench, power cleans, squats/front and back,OHP, rows and some accessory work...3-4 days per week...walking and biking 3-4 per week...
are you bodybuilding or powerlifting?
sorry forgot to add that....power lifting....2-5 reps for everying except...curls and tricep extensions...sometimes I'll even do max weight with barbell curls for 3 reps0 -
honestly I don't know how much of a role protein plays into powerlifting. The components of strength gains are still foreign to me cause I have no reason to do it anymore. Since I have degenerative disc disease my discs cannot handle spinal compression of more than 375(or I will be bed ridden), but I can rep 350 15 times on deadlift.EDIT: I'm confusing my posters --
OP -- what is your bodyweight and bodyfat % and what is your total activity throughout the week?
6'2
225 Ibs
27% BF
Compound lifts...deads, bench, power cleans, squats/front and back,OHP, rows and some accessory work...3-4 days per week...walking and biking 3-4 per week...
are you bodybuilding or powerlifting?
sorry forgot to add that....power lifting....2-5 reps for everying except...curls and tricep extensions...sometimes I'll even do max weight with barbell curls for 3 reps
its weird and sucks0 -
The answer is a bit complex here because in addition to your protein intake your total energy deficit needs to be considered.
I'd consider keeping protein at 160g based on your stats but can you tell me how accurate your logging is in terms of tracking food intake?
How fast are you losing weight at your current intake? I'm showing an average intake of 1750kcals over the past month which is much lower than you should be at, but that assumes you are logging and weighing everything.0 -
Are you doing any cardio or conditioning work?0
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A good example is "the breast fast companies" .
What do plastic surgeons have to do with it?
More importantly, I'd like to try this "breast fast"...sound much better than IF to me. More info please...0 -
sorry what is LBM????!!!!0
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Lean Body Mass everything minus fats. So if you weigh 180 and your bf is 15% your LBM is 153sorry what is LBM????!!!!0 -
Lean Body Mass everything minus fats. So if you weigh 180 and your bf is 15% your LBM is 153sorry what is LBM????!!!!
Thank you sorry was confused for a minute.0 -
The answer is a bit complex here because in addition to your protein intake your total energy deficit needs to be considered.
I'd consider keeping protein at 160g based on your stats but can you tell me how accurate your logging is in terms of tracking food intake?
How fast are you losing weight at your current intake? I'm showing an average intake of 1750kcals over the past month which is much lower than you should be at, but that assumes you are logging and weighing everything.
I eat at 2100-2400 a day...my tdee minus 500 is 2400....Sometimes I dont get a chance to log my post workout meal....I workout at night....I havent lost in like 3 weeks...however my diet has not been %100 accurate...needed a lil break..I havent gained any weight either..0 -
Are you doing any cardio or conditioning work?
In the beginning about 12 weeks ago I was doing the intervals on the elliptical...but now that the weather is nice I started walking or riding my bike in the mornings0
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