How many grams of protein should i eat a day?

Question

I am 5' 7' / 125 pounds...i want to know how many grams i should eat (of protein) a day to really get "bulked up"



p.s. i want to gain like 20 pounds and i do workout.

Answer 1

Well, if youre doing weight lifting then you should consume 1-2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight. So, you should eat 125-250 per day. Also, you should check out your body type because based on that you can predict how much time it would take you to gain 20 pounds and most cites could tell you what kind of a work out you should have to maximise results.

Answer 2

Hello. Protein is great and builds a lot of muscle, however, if you eat to much I assure you that you will pee a lot of it out and waste a ton of cash and may cause gout. Not nice. The reason you gain fat is because you are not watching your glycemic index. This means you should eat only low gi foods. Here is the great news. Protein lowers the GI of food. I will suggest that with every one of the six meals you eat as much protein as carbohydrates. So if you happen to eat 45g of carbs make sure you eat 45g of carbs. Please try to keep your daily fat content to below 30g too. I assure you that this will make you huge. Do you know why. Because low GI carbs help you absorb protein better. All meal that is not supposed to be low GI is your post workout meal. This should consist of sugars and 50%protein. Helps pump your muscles. I would duggest researching low gi foods on the internet. It will give you a list. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

if you want to gain muscle then you should drink whey protein shakes - whey protein is the best natural gainer -look for one that has at least 15g of protein per serving and as little carbs as possible. drink one with breakfast and one after working out.
the best amount for you is gona be between 125-250g a day.