How much protein per day

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mklass489
mklass489 Posts: 6 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I'm 5 7 and weigh 150 I want to get to 160 with a healthy weight gain.

How much protein? I'm currently getting 155

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  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    0.8-1.0 g per lb of Lean Body Mass. If you're getting 155g then you are getting plenty!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,394 MFP Moderator
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    120-150g is a good range.
  • mklass489
    mklass489 Posts: 6 Member
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    Hmm. So myfitnesspal app is not right then. It told me to aim for 200g of protein per day. 350g of carbs and 62g of fat
  • mklass489
    mklass489 Posts: 6 Member
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    mklass489 wrote: »
    Hmm. So myfitnesspal app is not right then. It told me to aim for 200g of protein per day. 350g of carbs and 62g of fat

    Current split is 50% carbs(375g), 25% protein (188g) 25% fat (83g)

  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    mklass489 wrote: »
    Hmm. So myfitnesspal app is not right then. It told me to aim for 200g of protein per day. 350g of carbs and 62g of fat

    MFP has a standard macro set up but it is not optimal or individualised. Change the %'s until you're happy with them.
  • reginad10
    reginad10 Posts: 12 Member
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    The app is a standard setting but you can customize yours to what you want it to be. So if you're trying to gain, I'll say take 1.5 gram of protein per lb (your body weight).
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,394 MFP Moderator
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    reginad10 wrote: »
    The app is a standard setting but you can customize yours to what you want it to be. So if you're trying to gain, I'll say take 1.5 gram of protein per lb (your body weight).

    The recommendation is 1.5g to 2.2g / kg while cutting. So it would be way more than enough during a bulk. 1.5g per lb is overkill.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    mklass489 wrote: »
    Hmm. So myfitnesspal app is not right then. It told me to aim for 200g of protein per day. 350g of carbs and 62g of fat

    200 grams is overkill...MFP just defaults to 25% for protein...in this case, it's overkill and you'd just be making expensive glucose. Drop it down and up the carbs.
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
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    I do 35 percent protein...50 fat...15 carb....works for me:)
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    With a 3000 calorie goal and your light weight, you can basically just eat. Get the 120-150 grams and let the rest fall where it may. Consider the protein goal as a minimum and don't worry about it. You have it easy.

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