Thread: need help with protein vs. carbs

A lot of people post their diets in the Online Journals and in this forum. Best thing you could do is find someone your size and copy theirs pretty closely.

The basic rule of thumb is that you get at least 1 -> 1.5 grams of protein per pound of LBM and you can adjust your levels of Carb and Fat intake based on whatever you happen to be going for at the time.

For 15 pounds of muscle in 6 months, I'd suggest A LOT of everything.

to be honest man 15lbs in the said time aint that bg a deal just make sure you get about 1-1.5g of protein per lb body weight between 70 an 90g of fat an about 3-4g of carbs per lb of bodyweight an if you aint gainin 1lb or so a wek just bump up the carbs

Originally posted by bigredostrich
to be honest man 15lbs in the said time aint that bg a deal just make sure you get about 1-1.5g of protein per lb body weight between 70 an 90g of fat an about 3-4g of carbs per lb of bodyweight an if you aint gainin 1lb or so a wek just bump up the carbs

70-90 grams of fat? that seems like an awful lot

is that total or per lb of weight? Don't i need more protein to put on the muscle?

and where do i get the fat from? Fast food? Red meat? Does it matter?

He means total.

Red Meat, Eggs, Dairy and Flax are all good sources.. I shoot for more than 70-90, it all depends on you man..

remember it's 4 calories per gram of protein or carb and 9 calories for a gram of fat.

What's your height/weight? I'm 6'2 180 and I eat about 2800 - 3000 cals a day.

Originally posted by Corri
Red Meat, Eggs, Dairy and Flax are all good sources.. I shoot for more than 70-90, it all depends on you man..

remember it's 4 calories per gram of protein or carb and 9 calories for a gram of fat.

What's your height/weight? I'm 6'2 180 and I eat about 2800 - 3000 cals a day.

6'2 195lbs, long skinny limbs, could lose 7-10 lbs of fat

yeah sorry man meant total of 70-90g of fat a day not per lb of bdyweight as that might just kill you,although individual neds vary a to add mass i eat my bodyweight in lbs times 30 in calories as anything less wont d,i suggest looking up the youth gone wild article ,the pond'oweek det and lo the y lift three dayworkout as mike mentzer used similar conepts to put on 50lb of mass in his first year so too did marvin wilkerson,also out of interest how m does anyone else have to eatin bodyweight times calorie to gain the magcal pund o week?