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| Author | Topic: How much protein per day? | ||
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Cool Novice 
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How much should I be consuming being that I want to drop weight? Less? More? Help Please. I weight about 280 and am about 30%bf. Thanks. ------------------     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1114 |
quote: The most important thing is that you count calories. 1g per lb is the norm, but not if your 280@30%BF you needn't worry about losing muscle. I would go with the 1g per kg of bodyweight for someone of your composition. about 100-200 grams a day, you don't need to be to specific. avoiding sugars, sat. fat. should be your #1 goal. don't even think of doing a keto diet, it's not meant for the avg joe trying to lose weight it's meant for competitive bodybuilders (regardless of what people say) just make sure you are consuming low-glycemic index carbs. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 51 |
Hey Valdez, I always have thought what you said to be true about ketogenic diets. Seems like someone who is obese can be taking a risk while on one. I've always been convinced that they should not be used unless someone trains with weights (glycogen depletion, and loading). | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 306 |
I'm with valdez on this. BB ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1114 |
 ... I know I sure as hell don't want to give up my carbs!!! and to make someone of a high fat comp. (in BB terms) is punishment they don't deserse, and a pomise they won't be able to keep.------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 49 |
most lifters go for 1-2 grams per pound of body weight .. i currently weigh 215 .. my diet is about 440 protein....just my 2 cents ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 12 |
You gotta bump the protein up big time, and lower your carbs. Eat low carbs for three days in a row and then high carbs 2 days in a row, no more then 12 weeks in a row. Then when you've lost the right amount of weight you want to, you can go back to a normal diet of 1-1.5 g of protein and 2-3g of carbs and less then 30% of cals coming from fat. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 478 |
i'd say 1g/pound helps preserve muscle. But in order to build i have to go to 1.5 or 2g/pound. That's my body, you have to see what your body works with... | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 140 |
I think I would go with about a pound per body weight. The most important thing though is that you consume less calories than you burn. Be sure to get on a resistance training program, with at least 4 to 5 days of cardio incorporated. By the way, it can be done. When I started training I weighed in at about 240, in the 30% fat range. In less than one year I hit my lowest weight in many years which was 186, and about 11-12% bf. Then, I kept cutting my body fat down to 10% but managed to get my waist down to a 32" and weight up to 193. Currently, I'm bulking, I'm up to 203 at 12% bf looking to get to 210 before I cut up in the spring. Today, I average about 250 to 300 grams of protein daily. You can do it, just train hard and keep asking questions. Best of luck. |
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posted January 15, 2001 10:08 PM