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[BITTAPART2]

in arnolds book he goes over deit and advocates eating only 1gm of protein per lb. He says to keep carbs high as well, I know he is not ronnie but personally not too many people care to look like ronnie unless they are competing for a living. Does anyone agree w/ this theory about protein?

[yodaddy]

i agree i find it so hard to get 190 grams for protein in a day even though i am eating 5 or 6 meals.......i just cant shove it all in my stomach its to much and i have had great gains with just a PWO shake and then eating every 2-3 hours...

[SHAOKAHN]

in arnolds book he goes over deit and advocates eating only 1gm of protein per lb. He says to keep carbs high as well, I know he is not ronnie but personally not too many people care to look like ronnie unless they are competing for a living. Does anyone agree w/ this theory about protein?

The 1-1.5 grams per lb of bodyweight has been a staple amount for a long time now, most will tell you that...And I agree it's a good amount most of the time. Regarding diet...Bottom line it depends on you and your goals, and what you want to accomplish to determine how much of anything you need.

-shaokahn-

[BITTAPART2]

actually bro Ill bet if you took a poll right now more people would say 2-2.5gms per lb. My point of this was to see if anyone BIG actually only eats 1 gram perlb of weight.

[jsimon]

I think when bulking when you have high carbs 1gram of protein will do...but when cutting 2g

[Warrior]

Depends on your goals, LBM, training intensity, drug use...

[Giantz11]

Depends on your goals, LBM, training intensity, drug use...

Yup! Exactly, there is no set amount for anyone.