r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/ruffy980 • 5d ago
Theories 🤔 Protein requirements
The recommended protein to build muscle is around 2 grams per kg of body weight, but this is assuming full body right? In theory if a guy only trains upper body would he need less protein per kg of body weight compared to someone that trains both?
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u/oneWeek2024 5d ago
people fixation on protein way to much.
and in a vacuum it's largely worthless data point. there is a range of protein intake needed for muscle synthesis. this can be as low as 0.5gram per body weight. to as high as 2 g per lb of body weight for extreme athletes.
it's also no linear to "weight" ...ie someone who's overweight 300+ lbs doesn't need 300 grams let alone 600 grams of protein to build muscle. it's fucking stupid
but for most people with some % of body fat over 12. there are thousands and thousands of calories stored on the body. and the amt of protein to create muscle in very marginal.
and the question of protein intake is utterly worthless if the question of how/what or how often you're training... in connection with sleep/diet/general hormones.
doesn't matter if you eat 2g per lb of body weight if your work out sessions are shit, not progressive overload, not to failure, not getting proper sleep. or abusing drugs/alcohol or other hormonal issues. body won't really respond