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 Once and for all... can protein turn to fat?!
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Novice 
Posts: 9 |
I need to know... my buddy harasses me for drinking protein shakes and eating red meat... he says I'm eating too much protein. I have always been under the assumption that the more protein the better, especially while bulking! Any thoughts, or better yet, any good reading material on the subject?     | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 465 |
HEY BRO. YOUR BODY WILL TURN CARBS AND FATS INTO FAT BEFORE IT WILL PROTEIN. TELL YOUR BUDDY THAT CARBS MAKE YOU FAT, NOT PROTEIN OR FAT. THIS IS DUE TO HORMONAL RESPONSES WITHIN YOUR BODY TO THE FOODS YOU EAT. A GOOD RULE OF THUMB FOR ANY LIFTER IS TO EAT 1 TO 1.5 GRAMS OF PROTEIN PER POUND OF BODY WEIGHT EVERY DAY. IF YOU WANT TO STAY LEAN, CUT YOUR CARBS. ON MY LAST DIET, I LOST TWENTY POUNDS OF WATER AND FAT EATING 300 GRAMS OF PROTEIN, 600 GRAMS OF FAT, AND 30 GRAMS OR LESS OF CARBS PER DAY. I FELT GREAT, TOO. I DIDN'T LOSE ANY STRENGTH BUT INSTEAD BECAME STRONGER. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 38 |
Im my opinion, a calorie that is not burned is stored as glycogen and then to fat. Protein does have calories. Nothing scientific, just think that I remember my dietitian sister saying so. JRock | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 159 |
In Lyle McDonalds book, "The Ketogenic Diet," He says that for every gram of protein consumed, .58 grams of glucose gets produced. Basically, over consumption of macronutrients will convert to fat. That is why you need to get your ratios down. If you consume less carbs, than protein should go up and vice versa. I think a heavy trainer should take in 2-2.5grams per lb of lean body weight, but that's just my opinion and opinions vary greatly on this topic. ------------------ | ||
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Freak 
Posts: 2004 |
quote: Protien has cals!!!! LOL ------------------ "Catch a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he eats for a lifetime." | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 66 |
and that pretty much covers it!!!! | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1099 |
The reason why protein is less efficient at being layed down as fat is bacause of the thermic nature of foods. Imagine you consumed a 100% protein diet, a 100% fat diet, and a 100% carb diet. (BTW, the all-fat diet does NOT develop ketosis. Entirely different story) And you ate 6000Kcal in each one, however you etabolic rate is only 5000Kcal. You have then created a caloric surplus that will be diverted to fat stores. But, here is the kicker: 25% of the calories of protein are lost in digestion(thermogenic), 10% of carbs are lost, and 3% of fat is lost. So, in the protein diet only 750Kcal get converted to fat.F(g)=84g In the all carb diet 900Kcal get converted to fat. Fat(g)=100g In the all-fat diet, 970Kcal get converted to fat. Fat(g)=108g So, as you can see you'll gain less weight by overeating protein than carbs or fat. Godspeed |
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posted March 20, 2001 09:55 PM
