the enforcer

Is it ok to consume 2g/lb of protein or is it excessive? I read in an article that you should aim for this amount if your a hardgainer in order to gain maximum muscle.

Wee G

Weight? Activity level? Total weekly training volume? Clean / AAS user? Current protein intake? Goals?

Protein intake can vary quite a bit depending on the above.

Assuming you just want to get as big as possible...

I'll ask what I alway ask people who are trying to get bigger...are you gaining weight? If not, eat more.

Are you gaining weight but a lot of it is fat? If so, cut carbs a bit and replace them with protein.

As for safe upper limits of protein intake there aren't any defined limits so feel free to experiment. Sure signs of too high an intake are lethargy, intestinal cramps, persistent case of the ****s and farts that smell like something crawled up your ass and died.

Cheers,

G

the enforcer

im trying to bulk up but at the moment i seem to have stoped gaining weight. Ive increased my calories again to 3500 a day. Im not sure if my protein consumption is correct though.

I way 175lbs but lean mass is around 150lbs. im consuming 150g protein but i feel that at 2g/lb 300g of protein is too much.

Wee G

OK,

Thanks for the info. You are taking in 1g / lb LBM and are thinking of going to 2g / lb. Lets put it all in perspective - would you double anything else in life as a first step? (Sex excepted, of course..lol) ? 6 whiskies gets me merry so I'll go to 12 next time? You see what I mean.

Secondly - if calories are genuinely 3500 then I doubt you are only getting 150g of protein per day unless you are eating high carb / low protein foods all day long. Write down what you've eaten today so far for me and I'll tell you exactly what your getting.

Now, course of action is to add 25g of protein + 25g carbs per day. Simple scoop of why + oat or malto in small glass of milk will do it, or a couple slices chicken on bread, or whatever. Keep it there for 2 weeks, see what happens. If nothing, add another glass and so on, each time giving it a couple of weeks to see what happens to bodyweight and recovery / strength / training in general.

When bodyweight creeps up, hold your kcal intake here until no weight gain is registered for 2 weeks, then up it again and so on....Slow, gradual, progressive increase in calories and protein, all the time monitoring training progress and signs of discomfort / intestinal distress!

If you reach a point where you are unsure as o where to put more calories (timing etc) them put them in the 4 hours post workout if you train daytime, or in the morning if you train in the PM. The above assumes your metabolism is relaively fast, which at a BW of 150lb LBM and 3500 kcals per day, it must be.

Cheers,

G

mars1960

Generally 1.5g/lb body weight, aim for around 225-250g of quality proteins.