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    CAN you build muscle without protien???

    could i build muscle without protien???

    i can only manage to eat 1 gram of protien per pound of body weight a day.

    but i eat a high fibre diet with lots of fruit and veg and wheat and bread.

    if i try to force to much protien down me it makes me sick.

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    protein is the building block of muscle so no for an answer
    1 g is ok... what are your stats/goals
    -what is your diet like
    what is your workout experience/cycle history

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    [QUOTE=gangers;4542347]could i build muscle without protien???

    i can only manage to eat 1 gram of protien per pound of body weight a day.

    but i eat a high fibre diet with lots of fruit and veg and wheat and bread.

    if i try to force to much protien down me it makes me sick.[/QUOTE]


    Well then start eating food and stop eating protein. I don't understand what you mean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gangers View Post
    could i build muscle without protien???

    i can only manage to eat 1 gram of protien per pound of body weight a day.

    but i eat a high fibre diet with lots of fruit and veg and wheat and bread.

    if i try to force to much protien down me it makes me sick.
    you afraid of chicken, fish, and beef???

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    Guys this is our longest lasting forum troll, the same guy who allegedly cycled injecting testosterone into his veins, then after wasting a bunch of peoples time admitted he lied about the whole thing. I'm surprised people even respond to his threads. He posts for attention, not information.

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    i do eat fish chicken and beef but it fills me up really easily.

    so i get 1 gram of protien per pound of body weight a day but ive heard of bodybuilders eating 2 or even 3 grams of protien per pound of bodyweight and thiers no way i could manage that.

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    Just inject tuna into your veins...it gives you instant absorption and you will also grow gills so you can swim underwater like the actual tuna itself.

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    hit the nail right on the head

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    thanks guys but cows grow muscle without eating protien????

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    ... we are not cows ...

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    what about people who dont eat protien they still have muscles???

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    Your mom's a cow.

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    without protien, you cannot build muscle.. simple as that...

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    You don't need protein to build muscle per se....

    AMINO ACIDS build muscle, protein is just the middle man...

    If you can ingest enough food that will (combined) cotain a complete amino acid profile for your body to use then you will build muscle.

    Lots of vegan bodybuilders out there, some really big too.

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    even as a vegan, arn't u eating protien.. ie soy beans.. protien is 2nd to amino acids, im well aware of that...

    btw polska, whats with the avi?? lovin it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Polska View Post
    You don't need protein to build muscle per se....

    AMINO ACIDS build muscle, protein is just the middle man...

    If you can ingest enough food that will (combined) cotain a complete amino acid profile for your body to use then you will build muscle.

    Lots of vegan bodybuilders out there, some really big too.
    You do realize amino acids ARE what protein is made of right??? Not to be rude but your comment makes zero sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamyjamjr View Post
    even as a vegan, arn't u eating protien.. ie soy beans.. protien is 2nd to amino acids, im well aware of that...

    btw polska, whats with the avi?? lovin it
    Yes, well, ultimately protein is prevalent in most foods.... which is what I meant.... you can build muscle as long as the amino acid chain is complete. Vegetables, nuts, grains... all have amino acids/protein in them. My point was that the foods most people associate with bodybuilding.... beef/chicken/eggs/fish.... are useful because they contain a complete amino acid chain for muscle building, but ultimately you don't need to eat em to grow. Should've been more clear.

    Yeah I like the avi too... I am just hoping they don't make me take it down. She is quite nice to look at and you can't see anything explicit

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    ^^That statement I can live with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireGuy1 View Post
    You do realize amino acids ARE what protein is made of right??? Not to be rude but your comment makes zero sense.
    See my response to jamyjamjr above. It's been a long day. lol

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    See my 2nd response after your response to J3.

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    Glad we got that cleared up. Hahah.

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    I dont think its the long day that has your mind messed up its from staring too long at your avi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gangers View Post
    i can only manage to eat 1 gram of protien per pound of body weight a day.
    You're eating 1 gr of protein per pound of bodyweight per day... Your thread title asks about building muscle 'without protein'.

    1 gram per lb is higher than the projected RDA... so it's a far cry from 'no protein'.

    This thread makes absolutely no sense... at all.

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    a cow needs protein to build muscle.....there is protein in virtually everything we eat

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    Quote Originally Posted by *Narkissos* View Post
    You're eating 1 gr of protein per pound of bodyweight per day... Your thread title asks about building muscle 'without protein'.

    1 gram per lb is higher than the projected RDA... so it's a far cry from 'no protein'.

    This thread makes absolutely no sense... at all.
    agreed

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    Quote Originally Posted by gangers View Post
    thanks guys but cows grow muscle without eating protien????
    so are you saying that you have the genetics of a cow??? interesting !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    nice catch big
    this troll has somehow slipped through the cracks for over a year, I watch his every move. he knows that I know he's a troll, yet he persists.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big View Post
    this troll has somehow slipped through the cracks for over a year, I watch his every move. he knows that I know he's a troll, yet he persists.
    cat and mouse at it's finest, lol, though he doesn't seem like a normal troll as his questions are actually quite interesting

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