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weightlifting folklore says you should eat at least 1g of protein per kg of body weight to gain muscle efficiently
by enthdegree 7y ago
weightlifting folklore says you should eat at least 1g of protein per kg of body weight to gain muscle efficiently
- dalkur 7y agoDepending on the research it is around 1.6 to 2.2 grams of protein per kg body weight. [1][2][3] [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497353 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497353 [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22150425 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22150425 [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19927027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19927027/