Protein calculation - lean or total weight?
Yogi_Carl
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when you calculate your protein needs, do you base the formula (1g per kilo bodyweight) on present total weight or your ideal target weight?
Basically trying to work out whether it is lean weight you calculate for or do you include your excess fat in their because protein is also used as an energy source; which will be greater when heavier.
Basically trying to work out whether it is lean weight you calculate for or do you include your excess fat in their because protein is also used as an energy source; which will be greater when heavier.
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Many people do 1 gram per pound of lean mass.0
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I guesstimate my body fat percentage to be 30% and use remaining lean body mass to figure 1 g protein per lb.0
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It's 1 gram per pound of lean body mass. If you're trying to gain, I know some people shoot for 1 gram per pound you'd like to weigh.0
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OK - thanks for replies, I thought that was what it was.0
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Everyone seems to have a variation. I think that in most circumstances, 1 g per lb of lean mass is more than enough. 1.5 g/kg of bodyweight, 2g/kg of lean mass, etc are all good. 1g per lb of bodyweight is going to be enough for virtually everyone; much more than that is probably a bad idea.
I think 1g per kg of bodyweight is too low for people losing weight and exercising.0
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