Protein requirement when cutting?

AsrarHussain

Hi there, I am currently cutting at the moment,I weigh 88kg in lb is 190 ish, my height is 5 ft 11. I was thinking of upping my protein requirement to 1 gram protein per lb bodyweight. My training is ibtense. I trained twice a day on Tuesday and Thursday in boxing plus gym 5-6 days a week.

jessef593

How much of a deficit do you plan on having? That's very intense training for a cut and I wouldn't be surprised if you were to burn out quite quickly from that much training if it's a significant deficit.

Id aim for 1g per pound just so you can maintain lean body mass. Just because of your intense training. Glutamine or BCAAs might be recommendable.

AsrarHussain

jessef593 wrote: »

How much of a deficit do you plan on having? That's very intense training for a cut and I wouldn't be surprised if you were to burn out quite quickly from that much training if it's a significant deficit.

Id aim for 1g per pound just so you can maintain lean body mass. Just because of your intense training. Glutamine or BCAAs might be recommendable.

I get lots of sleep, I feel good.

psuLemon

Generally, 1.5-2.2g/kg will be sufficient (works out to about .8-1g /lb of lean body mass. Monitor intake over a 4 week period and make sure you aren't aggressively losing weight.