Protein intake for building? What is your intake?

DM88ENT

Hi, I see many articles online from fitness pros and experts. And it seems as their protein intake recommendation is between.8-1.2G of intake per LB.

What are you all currently intaking to build?

feisty_bucket

Best links I know of for the topic: YMMV.

1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day is optimum:
https://suppversity.blogspot.com/2017/07/protein-08gkg-insufficient-for-female.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698222
*newest standard: 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. In practical terms, that would amount to about 130 grams of protein a day for a 175-pound man. (February 2018)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/well/move/lift-weights-eat-more-protein-especially-if-youre-over-40.html

GaryRuns

For building muscle you need 0.8-1g per pound of body weight. Nothing wrong with getting more than that but it isn't, in general, necessary to ingest more than that to build muscle.

Here's a nice summary article about protein intake while resistance training:

https://legionathletics.com/how-much-protein-build-muscle/

DM88ENT

GaryRuns wrote: »

For building muscle you need 0.8-1g per pound of body weight. Nothing wrong with getting more than that but it isn't, in general, necessary to ingest more than that to build muscle.

Here's a nice summary article about protein intake while resistance training:

https://legionathletics.com/how-much-protein-build-muscle/

Thanks for the share.. ok glad I'm I. That range. I am currently intaking 1.2 per lb. Great article

mikeedinburgh

It’s early stages for me but I try and get 1.0 - 1.2g per day mostly with meat. I’m still losing body fat but getting leaner for sure.

DM88ENT

mikeedinburgh wrote: »

It’s early stages for me but I try and get 1.0 - 1.2g per day mostly with meat. I’m still losing body fat but getting leaner for sure.

Cool man, ya I'm at 1.2 but sometimes hard to achieve through out the busy day. I am taking weight gainer protein so I won't know until a few weeks how lean I become.