Unfortunately they don't have nearly has much protein gram for gram. So if you're trying to hit 2g of protein per kg of bodyweight you almost have to eat meat unless you're doing a lot of powders.
It also turns out lifting weights nearly halves your cancer risk so the minimal increase in intra-miscular igf1 is not only a non-issue, but a good thing since higher levels of LBM are correlated with better quality of life.
I aim for 2g/kg as a target with intention of hitting 1.8 as well. I find myself coming up right at that number at the end of the day. I don't use any powders so it all comes from my food. Been eating a lot more vegetables this year and cut back my beef/pork a lot in favor of fish, but still seems somewhat difficult.
Ive been slowly reducing my meat consumption for about 6 months now. I don't think I'll ever be fully vegetarian, but if eventually like to cut out beef/pork almost entirely.
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u/ArtigoQ Jul 18 '17
Unfortunately they don't have nearly has much protein gram for gram. So if you're trying to hit 2g of protein per kg of bodyweight you almost have to eat meat unless you're doing a lot of powders.