Ignoramus16314 wrote:
:: In article m, PJ
:: DiSanti wrote:
::: 27g of protein for muscle building, but that's in addition to the
::: .4g per
::: pound of bodyweight correct?
::
:: No.
::
:: Check out
::
:: http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/foods/nf74.htm
::
:: ``The usual recommendation for protein is to provide approximately
:: 0.8
:: gram of protein per kilogram of body weight for a normal, healthy
:: adult. Children and adolescents who are growing have a slightly
:: higher
:: need for protein than adults. Athletes, due to their regular daily
:: activity that can affect muscle maintenance and repair, may need
:: slightly more protein than non-exercisers. Research suggests
:: endurance
:: athletes may need from 1.2 to 1.4 g protein per kilogram body
:: weight. ''
::
:: Our original poster is not an athlete. She probably spends at most 30
:: minutes per day lifting relatively light weights. My assumption may
:: be
:: incorrect but I need to make one.
::
:: So, 0.8 grams per kilogram is about 0.36 grams of protein per
:: pound. Assuming that she is 145 lbs (I vaguely recall her being below
:: this weight), she need 52 grams of protein.
::
:: Continued:
::
:: ``Misconception: Extra protein from foods or use of protein
:: supplements will help increase muscle strength.
::
:: Training and hard work on the muscles are responsible for building
:: strength. ''
::

Building strength and building muscle aren't the same thing, and one can to
some extent, do both separately.


:: It is not complicated to build up strength (to a level): just do
:: strength training, while eating normally. Gorging on meat will not
:: help anyone except the most heavily trained athletes.

No one said anything about gorging....she said she was eating 120 g per
day -- not that much, really.

::
:: The myth that eating much more protein than the body needs will help
:: improve muscles is perpetuated by the supplements industry mostly.
::
:: I am not saying you should not eat more meat if you feel like eating
:: meat, or if you want to eat fewer carbs, or whatever. Meat is great
:: food and I love it myself. Just do not say that you need it for
:: "bulking up the muscle". You need to work to bulk up the muscles and
:: become stronger.

Bulking up and becoming stronger aren't necessarily the same thing. Also,
just doing work won't necessary result in increase muscle size.

Don't hang on it MFW? You don't seem to have learned anything...