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Val101 · 08-12-2007, 07:39 PM

hi all

i know this question has been already asked a million times, but i have read article after article after article, and no 1 seems to have a real answer.

the question is, how much protien should a beginner take.

the general rule seems to be a max of 2g per kg of bodyweight, so if im 80kg x 2 = 160grams per day.

but i have just come across this beginners guide to bodybuilding -

http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/bo...on-guide-1.htm

now if i follow this guys calculations then i should be eating 310grams or protein!!

thats about 4g per kg of bodyweight, surely thats insane and cant be right.

but the confusing part is some bodybuilders have told me that if i do consume that much then i'll see some real gains, and others have sadi that all the excess would be stored as fat, so bacially im fed up!

its stuff like this that puts a beginner off bodybuilding, no 1 has a straight answer to anything, maybe i'll just take up tennis, lol.

08-12-2007, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Val101 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6	Fed Up!! hi all i know this question has been already asked a million times, but i have read article after article after article, and no 1 seems to have a real answer. the question is, how much protien should a beginner take. the general rule seems to be a max of 2g per kg of bodyweight, so if im 80kg x 2 = 160grams per day. but i have just come across this beginners guide to bodybuilding - http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/bo...on-guide-1.htm now if i follow this guys calculations then i should be eating 310grams or protein!! thats about 4g per kg of bodyweight, surely thats insane and cant be right. but the confusing part is some bodybuilders have told me that if i do consume that much then i'll see some real gains, and others have sadi that all the excess would be stored as fat, so bacially im fed up! its stuff like this that puts a beginner off bodybuilding, no 1 has a straight answer to anything, maybe i'll just take up tennis, lol.