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Maintaining Muscle

lilpedro13
lilpedro13 Posts: 19 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I weigh 133, 5'6, and eating around 2200 calories a day. I know that I should be aiming for a gram of protein for each pound to gain muscle but how much would be the minimum amount of protein to maintain my muscle?

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  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    There is no exact amount. Somewhere between 0.6-1g/lbs is OK.
  • Rincewind_1965
    Rincewind_1965 Posts: 639 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    There is no exact amount. Somewhere between 0.6-1g/lbs is OK.

    ^^This
    + a decent workout-plan.

    0 movement will result in a reduction of muscles, no matter how much protein you eat.
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