Thread: protein in Weight Gain Myths article

COOORRECT!!!

although you want at least 1x-1.5x your bodyweight in it because you will be using a lot more if you eating that much to build. but carbs are the most important source when building muscle!

I am confused.

What's confusing you min0?

Here's a quote/analogy from another thread that helped me understand...

Originally Posted by maniclion

It takes energy to build muscle, protein is the cement and carbs are the gas in the cement trucks to get them to their job sites add some water to cool the engines and mix with the cement and you've built a monument to hard work and discipline.

Carbs not protein are fuel to build muscle

I find 100g-150g of protein a day works fine for me, and I am 210. A gram of protein per pound of bodyweight is a completely random number without any research or even theoretical backing.

i eat round 325 grams a day, and round 400 grams carbs a day with 60 - 75 grams fat(mostly good fats) and i am 260, until i started eating more protein i didnt gain as much\

DId you switch carbs for protein, or did you just add protein?

i was at like 350- 375 grams of carbs and i increased a little bit. maybe it is because i am young, seeing as how i am 17 and 6'5. but who knows i belive in protein

I mean, when you added protein, did you change your level of carbs at all, or did you just add protein in.

Originally Posted by NEW_IN_THE_GAME

i eat round 325 grams a day, and round 400 grams carbs a day with 60 - 75 grams fat(mostly good fats) and i am 260, until i started eating more protein i didnt gain as much\

Ahhh... What Dale is trying to understand is if you took OUT something when you added the protein.

That is - did your calorie intake remain constant?

See, this is often the trap - people say "I increased my protein and, MAN, I got guns now!!!".... Well, sure, if you were getting a stupidly low protein intake then this could be sole reason you suddenly made gains - but the more likely explaination is that, via adding protein, you added CALORIES. And these calories went to give you the energy to build muscle.


ps: The fact that you are 17 may also have something to do with your good gains at the moment...

Originally Posted by ricky_rocket

Here's a quote/analogy from another thread that helped me understand...

Carbs not protein are fuel to build muscle

Great article, Ricky Rocket! and this next part really hits home too...

"When the body is dehydrated by as little as 5%, workouts are compromised. In the end, the muscle mass that people are trying to build, will ultimately not increase, and it may be broken down."

Ok, i Now VOW 2 drink my recommended 8 glasses of H20 per day to stay hydrated (& more when excercising!) i don't want my body breaking down my Muscle to get something to drink!

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thanks Ricky Rocket, i'm going back
2 read more!

Looks like I probably need more carbs

Originally Posted by Missfit4all

Ok, i Now VOW 2 drink my recommended 8 glasses of H20 per day to stay hydrated (& more when excercising!) i don't want my body breaking down my Muscle to get something to drink!

8 glasses a day is horribly inadequate. You should be drinking 3 to 4 L a day.

Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

8 glasses a day is horribly inadequate. You should be drinking 3 to 4 L a day.

A glass is 12-16 oz, not a cup.