Protein

fairied
fairied Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I'm a weight gain meal plan and I'm trying to build back the muscle I lost. But, I wasn't sure if I should be taking in the amount of protein based off of my weight or based off of my calorie intake.

Currently taking in 2100-2200 calories and I weigh 95 lbs. At the moment, I take in anywhere from 90-105+ grams of protein.

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  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
    Typically and from what I've read for especially muscle growth, it's 1 gram of protein per lb of body weight, you should have your fat intake at about 30%, even more for you at this point, and the remainder of the calories usually about 45-50% is carbohydrates, but could be more obviously depending on the protein and fat intake.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    Target grams over percentages. Your protein is fine and you'll need around 45g of fat and the rest can be fat, protein or carbs however you like.
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