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    protein and carb %'s

    i've read somewhere that you need 60% carbs, 25% protein, and 15% fat in your diet...does this sound right? i've heard from many people that you need 1 gram of protein for every pound that you weigh...if this is true i would have to consume HUGE amounts of carbs to get these %'s to work. i use complex carb powder in my protein shakes, is this a good way to get carbs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dale
    i've read somewhere that you need 60% carbs, 25% protein, and 15% fat in your diet...does this sound right?

    FOR WHAT REASON?

    i've heard from many people that you need 1 gram of protein for every pound that you weigh

    USUALLY IT'S 1.5 AND ABOVE ACTUALLY. AGAIN DEPENDS ON GOALS.

    ...if this is true i would have to consume HUGE amounts of carbs to get these %'s to work. i use complex carb powder in my protein shakes, is this a good way to get carbs? I'D SAY NO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dale
    i've read somewhere
    Where's somewhere?

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    Somewhere neither here nor there, u know, right next to that whatchamacallit across and caddy corner from the other place that's next to that one thing.



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    actually, i read it in one of mike mentzer's books. a lot of people think he's a kook but that's the percentages he reccomended.

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    Again, recommend for what purpose?

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