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DoMo4088
DoMo4088 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hello people, I need some sound advice, I am trying to manage how much protein, carbs and fats I should be taking daily to gain mass, now I'm following a 1 pound of body weight to 1 gram of protein but I'm stuck on carbs which obviously I need more of and fats which obviously I need less of. There is nonsense all over the Internet that doesn't help at all. Please anyone who has good advice or where I can find it please help a skinny guy out ;)

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    My minimums are:
    - .8 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight
    - .4 grams of fat per pound of bodyweight

    The rest is more fat, more protein, or more carbs. I usually fill up more on the first two out of preference only (i.e., not aiming for low carbs.)
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Lower carbs, raise fats! 15c/20p/65f. :)
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,382 Member
    Less fat is not necessarily true. You need fat and protein, carbs can fall where they may. I tend to run 40 % carb, 30% protein and fat.
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    edited March 2016
    For the average person Protein, Carbs and fat are just calories after you meet your Minimum on Protein and Fats is how you need to think about them. Protein carbs and fat will store as future energy which we see as fat. Athletes and people who workout will benefit from Carbs for a better source of energy before or after a workout.

    example a 300 calorie sweet potato would be a better choice than a 300 calorie lobster tail before a workout because of its carbs vs lobsters mostly protein content
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    Michael190lbs wrote: »
    For the average person Protein, Carbs and fat are just calories after you meet your Minimum on Protein and Fats is how you need to think about them. Protein carbs and fat will store as future energy which we see as fat. Athletes and people who workout will benefit from Carbs for a better source of energy before or after a workout.

    example a 300 calorie sweet potato would be a better choice than a 300 calorie lobster tail before a workout because of its carbs vs lobsters mostly protein content

    Meh... I'll take your lobster tail!
  • DoMo4088
    DoMo4088 Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks people some sound advice indeed, a lot to think about!
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