Getting enough protein

Terpnista84
Terpnista84 Posts: 517 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My calorie deficit is very high up to a 1,000 a day. I do strength training 3x's a week to retain muscle mass but I haven't focused on my protein as much. I'm changing that now by drinking protein shakes (the one I made this morning had 50g).

What should my protein goal be to retain muscle mass (I weigh 165). Also will this accelerate my fat loss progress and will I see better results physically (muscle definition?

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  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    You'll get a lot of different numbers thrown at you. I am set for 30% of my calories from protein. I try and get a minimum of 100g per day, even if I have to have a protein shake to hit that. This works out to almost 1g/lb of lean body weight based on my supposed body fat %. I currently weight 135 and have approximately 24% body fat.
  • BigJes37
    BigJes37 Posts: 82 Member
    There's alot more to it when retaining muscle mass and body fat loss but 1 gram per pound is a safe number especially if your strength training ;)

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