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I've often seen recommended protein intake while lifting weights as 1g per lb of lean body mass.
by March_Hare 14y ago
I've often seen recommended protein intake while lifting weights as 1g per lb of lean body mass.
- papsosouid 14y agoYeah, lots of broscience nonsense like that stems from the "bob did it and he is ripped so you must need to do it" line of thinking. Sedentary people need 0.69 g of protein per kg of lean body mass. Strength athletes need 1.41 g/kg (which is only 0.64 g/lb, way below the crazy numbers broscience likes to repeat). People who lift weights casually 3 times a week are going to be somewhere in the middle obviously. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1474076?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1474076?ordinalpos=3&...