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Who told you that you need that much protein? The amount you're talking about is the one commonly used by body builders who are using steroids. That's an absurd
by black-tea 8y ago
Who told you that you need that much protein? The amount you're talking about is the one commonly used by body builders who are using steroids. That's an absurdly high protein intake for a normal person.
- ocharles 8y ago70g is definitely not "absurdly high". The British Nutrition Foundation recommends 0.75g per kg bodyweight, though it's unclear if that's lean or not (https://www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritionscience/nutrients-food-and-ingredients/protein.html https://www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritionscience/nutrients-food...). > The amount you're talking about is the one commonly used by body builders who are using steroids Sorry what? Those of us who lift and are trying to grow muscle take more protein, but don't just lump us in with steroid users. https://examine.com/nutrition/how-much-protein-do-you-need/ https://examine.com/nutrition/how-much-protein-do-you-need/ is an evidence based review on the subject.
- black-tea 8y agoThe seemed to be using the 1g per lb bodyweight which is the bodybuilding one but now I notice they omitted the unit. I assumed they were a 70lb person. I lift and I've found the 1g per lb to be excessive. My point about steroid users is that that's what they eat too.
- chronolitus 8y agoI'm not sure where you take your data from, 70g is not very far off the recommended intake for an average size male "Thus, 0.75 g/kg per day (0.6 × 1.25) is the recommended allowance of reference protein for young male adults." [1] Bodybuilders often do 2x their bodyweight, and more when counting the amount of grams to intake. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234922/