OT: Blues Forum Lounge (Home of All Things OT) - Part 2024-2025

[Mike Liut]

Speaking of food and nutrition and all that, I have a specific question for @Mike Liut.

I am pretty sure you've shared with us that you are a body-builder or, at the very least, way into fitness and exercise.

The recommended daily intake of protein for my weight is about 110-120 grams. I'm sure I've eaten that much at times in the past, but when I actually try to eat 120 grams of protein in a single day, I find that it is very difficult. It's much easier to drink my protein and get in 120 grams, but that's boring. Eating 120 grams is ridiculously difficult.

As a fitness-type guy, how many grams of protein do you take in per day and is the bulk of it liquid, like protein shakes?

I find that I can eat about 60-70 grams of protein on any given day and feel 100% sated.

My extrapolation is that the recommended daily intake of protein is way too high. And of course, in my mind, it is on purpose to f*** up our health. I would feel overstuffed and nauseous if I ate 120 grams each day, which tells me that the daily recommendation is irresponsibly wrong.

As a side note, one of my infantryman from back in my GI Joke days, is a body-builder in Florida and has won competitions doing so.

The rule of thumb is 1-1.5 g per 1 lb of body weight. It shouldn’t be that hard to accomplish if you eat high protein meals and protein shakes. I think after your workout is the most important time. I usually have 30-50 grams right after I lift. Remember, there are 3 phases in lifting depending on your goals and each requires calorie counting. 1) cutting (losing weight which requires a calorie deficit). 2) bulking or gaining muscle ( this requires a calorie surplus). 3) maintenance ( not gaining or losing weight and this requires eating at your TDEE level. Total daily energy expenditure, which is your break even point in calorie intake)

 

[ChicagoBlues]

The rule of thumb is 1-1.5 g per 1 lb of body weight. It shouldn’t be that hard to accomplish if you eat high protein meals and protein shakes. I think after your workout is the most important time. I usually have 30-50 grams right after I lift. Remember, there are 3 phases in lifting depending on your goals and each requires calorie counting. 1) cutting (losing weight which requires a calorie deficit). 2) bulking or gaining muscle ( this requires a calorie surplus). 3) maintenance ( not gaining or losing weight and this requires eating at your TDEE level. Total daily energy expenditure, which is your break even point in calorie intake)

Love that, thank you. I would say that such a high amount of daily protein is not for me; it is for those who want to gain mass. Maybe?

 

[Mike Liut]

Love that, thank you. I would say that such a high amount of daily protein is not for me; it is for those who want to gain mass. Maybe?

Remember, muscles do not grow without protein and being in a caloric surplus.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Remember, muscles do not grow without protein and being in a caloric surplus.

Thank you.

I've got abut 20 years on you, I think, so I've noticed how my daily requirements have decreased.

I seem to have no problem maintaining the muscle that I have. I'm built like a typical hockey player; 6' 190lbs.

Thanx again.