protien needs for runners.

c2sky

I remember at an American College of Sports Medicine workshop I attended, I was told by a professor from Conneticut, with a doctorate in physiology, that the group that needs the most protien grams per kg are female runners at high altitudes. She went into lots of technical terms as to why that was the case.

I have also met with two registered dieticians since then, for my needs. I have been told I was not getting enough protien or iron, from one dietician, and the other told me I was getting too much protien.

What's a girl to do?

I do not eat a lot of meat, but I find according to MFP, that I struggle to keep my protien grams under what it tells me I should.

Then I read the article from Runner's World below.




http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7120,s6-242-300--12554-0,00.html?cm_mmc=TrainingExtra_NL-_-06092011-_-nutrition-_-FUEL: Protein Booster

Thoughts?????????????? And please state credentials and or resources. And if Jillian MIchaels or some other celeb is one of your resources, I do not consider that credible....just saying.

c2sky

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Angela4Health

If you want resources, you can search the web or go to your local library. If you post here (which you have) you're going to get a lot of opinions, or no responses at all. We are not professionals. So here's my OPINION: (even though you didn't ask for it)

Protein is essential, and I cannot see why a dietician would say you are getting too much protein, unless you had kidney disease (or other other health issues). Again, I'm no professional though.

jeffrodgers1

Interesting topic. I've heard large amounts of cardio can consume muscle tissue. Does increasing protein intake compensate for this? If so, How much? What is a healthy level?

No real credentials other than being a runner and curious to see some answers...

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leighton1245

http://faculty.washington.edu/crowther/Misc/RBC/protein.shtml here is a good site that will give you more info.

Myself I am a triathlete so i run, bike, and swim many miles a week and every nutritionists I have seen or talked to while training has always said that as long as I stay with in 1.5grams per pound of body weight then I can never get to much protien. If you need more protien the what i would suggest is get some from GNC or find food like fish, chicken or eggs and increase the amount of those you eat, our bodies can consume the most protien from eggs. Hope that helps

mynameisuntz

How much running are you doing?

The baseline suggestion for those who are physically active is 1g per pound lean body mass. Which is your body weight minus your body fat.

The more intense running you are doing (in terms of intensity and duration), the more that number might have to go up. ESPECIALLY when at a caloric deficit as that is when your muscles are most vulnerable to long-term catabolism.

c2sky

How much running are you doing?

The baseline suggestion for those who are physically active is 1g per pound lean body mass. Which is your body weight minus your body fat.

The more intense running you are doing (in terms of intensity and duration), the more that number might have to go up. ESPECIALLY when at a caloric deficit as that is when your muscles are most vulnerable to long-term catabolism.

I am running 3 - 4 x's a week, building to a marathon again. I do a full every 4 years and a half every year. And I do lots of other cardio too. I strength train 2 times a week, and plyometrics once a week.



Although the second dietician I talked to is very thin, her main exercise is hiking.

c2sky

If you want resources, you can search the web or go to your local library. If you post here (which you have) you're going to get a lot of opinions, or no responses at all. We are not professionals. So here's my OPINION: (even though you didn't ask for it)

Protein is essential, and I cannot see why a dietician would say you are getting too much protein, unless you had kidney disease (or other other health issues). Again, I'm no professional though.

Sorry, didn't mean to sound like a "snob". I just get tired of people quoting Jillian. I have very little respect for her. But that is another post.

Your opinions and experiences are fine. I want to hear them. But I am also interested in where people got there information from.