Okay. I am pretty sure you made a mistake here. You meant to divide that number over all your meals right? So if 300g then six meals = 50g per meal. That’s the way I have heard it. That said, I have never agreed with this approach. I see it this way, if two people are both 200lbs, one 8% BF and the other 25% BF then would they both need the same 300g of protein? Not to make things complicated but I think more needs to factored in than just simply multiplying weight by 1.5.
Hm. Okay.
I have “Serving size 1 scoop.”
And then there’s amount per serving: Protein 23g.
30-40 PER MEAL? Wow. I guess that’s why I’m not growing, I should be drinking this shit more than water…
So how much do some of you guys bench-press max?
I can do 185lbs max. Only been lifting for a few months now though.
No, you don’t have to drink a lot more, just eat more high protein meals.
good point. I never thought about that.
Perhaps it’s 1.5 per lb of LBM…that would make more sense.
I actually assumed everybody would know to divide it up… but my apologies. :wgrin: However, I disagree with that Dradix… I think it all depends on your TOTAL body weight… because to retain muscle mass in optimum way, you have to eat a certain amount of calories… and lose about 1-2 lbs. of bodyfat a month… according to everything i’ve read, so i think eating protein times 1.5 your total body weight is beneficial as it’ll get you your calories, and protein is thermogenic… requires MORE energy (calories) to be broken down rather then fat or carbs.
It may require more energy but that amount is negligle. So from my above example, the 200lb guy with 25% BF, how much carbs will you give him? How much fat? A better approach is to determine your maintenance level and then set it up in ratios. If you want to gain then you will add, if you want to lose then you will subtract. IMO, consuming protein on that basis is a waste when for the most part, you are concerned with calories. Let me know how it works for you though.
hell there have been so many studies on protein consumption with all kinds of results. As long as protein is in every meal in modest portions and it’s CLEAN, and you throw in some cardio from time to time…you will prolly shed bodyfat…if only slowly…
Argueing about how much protein each person needs is completely pointless and borderline irrelevant.
For the people who are concerned about money it is not pointless. Surely no one wants to spend extra money on something they do not need. But you are right though, there are many different studies with varying results.
Just consume tuna - you can get two cans of tuna for 99 cents at the 99 cent store. The two cans combine yields a little more than 50 grams of protein. 
Fat content is 1-2 grams depending on who you get it from.
Duc
thank you duc…
I eat 6 times a day counting liquid meals. I can get 10lbs of protein powder for 50 bucks.
Veggies are cheap (my green beans are 2 for a dollar)
Chicken is cheap (a bag of frozen raw tenders is less than 9 dollars, lasts me a week)
Oatmeal is cheap (3 or 4 dollars, lasts more than a week)
Bread is cheap (what a couple dollars again?)
Sandwich meat isn’t terribly expensive. ( this I don’t buy, I use natty pb and sugar free preserves now…which still isn’t terribly expensive, just can’t remember how much exactly.)
cottage cheese is cheap (2 or 3 dollars right? at a half a cup a night, 2 small containers will easily last a week)
Milk is cheap. (4 bucks a gallon where I live)
EGGS are CHEAP ( a DOLLAR a dozen over here, maybe a few cents more with tax)
You fuckers should stop eating out. THAT shit is expensive. I eat cheaper than I ever have now that I cook my own meals.
Yea I eat Tuna like crazy.
back to lurking…
I used to eat a lot of tuna myself. But now I cannot really stand it. I basically choke it down with water. I’ll only get tuna if beef is not on sale. But, for the most part I use chicken and eggs.
Wtf, that’s expensive for milk, mine doesn’t go above 3.20 IIRC.
I want to increase weight on my flat DB press, so what’s a reasonable jump in weight for my next workout?
Pointless? Wow.
I figure I’m not growing because of my diet. I figure I need more protein.
Here’s a dumb question, what does protein do for you?
Here’s a decent question, what does creatine do for you?
It does a lot of things for your body (you are your proteins), specifically for your muscles, it makes them up.
Cool, I thought so. Thanks.
I’ve been eating Bumblebee tuna steaks with rice or salad. I think they’re about $1.50, but they’re packed with 35g of protein per serving and they’re much easier to prepare and eat in one sitting than a can/packet of tuna (I don’t buy cans anymore, packets ftw)… two steaks at 70g shouldn’t even fill you up.
On another note, I just thought I’d post this training video from the 300 movie site… it gave me a few ideas on how to switch up my routine.
ATTN TUNA LOVERS: Read this… it is of your concern.
http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do?article=05-148-diet
Shu… debunking myths.
Not to throw off the whole tuna talk, but I just have this quick question that has been bugging me for a whlie now.
I have pretty nice abs. I’ve been working them for about a year now. I can see them fairly well, but I don’t have the crease down the middle like alot of people do. does that mean I just need to lose some fat in order to get “the crease”, or is that just how i’m built? I think I have about 10% body fat.
I don’t want buldge inbetween my abs anymore. Please, someone just tell me it’s fat that I need to lose some exess. It sucks, because people always tell me I need more meat on my bones. 