ground beef...yay or nay?

[KIAN]

Just 1 gram of protein per pound of weight while cutting? and if you go by that and the restrictions on fat you put, that'd leave a diet consisting mostly of carbs.

One piece of information which I had left out of my original posting was the following:

'It may be necessary to increase your fat intake to offset the shortfall in carbs in order to meet your daily caloric requirements.'

I usually include this in other posts http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=424146 but for some reason missed it out on this one. I also didn't follow-up on this thread as the information I had posted was of no use to arejay.


As for the protein intake level, one gram per pound of lean body mass is acceptable for the average individual (which would include the vast majority of people). If you are experienced and your training is at an intense level then this intake level can be increased to 1.5 g/lb LBM. Exceeding this level will put you at risk of increasing ketone levels within your body. These will then have to be excreted via urine and/or feces. This, inturn, will increase your chances of dehydration, calcium loss, and renal stress.

The consumption of protein, at any level, does not mean that it will be metabolised and utilised by the body. There are other factors which need to exist for this to occur at optimum levels. One such instance is the presence of Vitamin B6. Without adequate levels of B6, protein metabolism will not occur. Conversely, if B6 levels are very high then this can lead to neurological disorders and numbness.

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[Transporter]

lean ground beef yes. fatty NO

 

[javaguru]

I try to eat lean red meat everyday, ground sirloin is a good choice.

 

[gjohnson5]

Why eat ground beef... Why not just have it whole. The problem is that once ground you lose protein through processing. Then you lose protein in the cooking process , so there will be more protein loss when cooking ground beef then a regular steak.

I'd just cook a whole steak and chow

 

[John WB]

What's the leanest steak? Where can I buy the leanest steak?

 

[Lifterforlife]

If you are truly concerned about ground beef, you may choose to "cut it". For instance, honeysuckle white ground turkey and lean ground beef mixed together for chilii for instance, you could never tell the difference when eating it.

When dieting hard like for a contest, I always cut my ground beef with ground turkey. Never can tell the difference in taste.

 

[KIAN]

What's the leanest steak? Where can I buy the leanest steak?

The leanest cuts of beef will have the word 'round' or 'loin' on the packaging.


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[John WB]

The leanest cuts of beef will have the word 'round' or 'loin' on the packaging.


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[buffer1]

to anyone in this thread,you can trust anything Kian tells you,he knows his stuff and hes a good kid

 

[gjohnson5]

to anyone in this thread,you can trust anything Kian tells you,he knows his stuff and hes a good kid

I'll second that an will K hit Kian when I can