... for building muscle mass. (Lifting weights)
I dont lift weights rigourously...I do 30 - 60 mins per day and consume an average of 50 g protein. Is this adequate for building muscles on a beginner level.
If not, what are some cheap *additional* sources of protein that i could be having to my meals.
2007-10-23 03:25:03 · 6 answers · asked by C4 Snake 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
No thats really less....
You need 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight.
You weight is 154 pounds so u need around 154 grams of proteins a day.
Some good sources of proteins (Cheap) :
chicken
turkey
lean meats and beef
fish (just about every fish is high in protein, anything from tuna fish, to salmon, to shrimp)
egg whites
Or else you can get some protein shakes they arent really that expensive.....
If u wanna buy some protein shakes contact me i'll get u some good deals....
2007-10-23 03:52:07 · answer #1 · answered by Darkcoder 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You aren't rigorous yet you are in the gym every single day? What the hell are you doing in there then? Sounds like you are wasting time.
How often do you work a bodypart? How many sets of each exercise do you do? How many reps? I ask all this because I am wondering if you are working out correctly at all. If you do it right, you could have a solid tough workout 3-4 times a week for 30 minutes and make great gains... or, as I suspect, you are probably not really pushing yourself during each workout and are also going to the gym far too often.
Anyway, if somehow you are actually working out like a fiend and doing it correctly (which I doubt) you could add another 20 g per day. Cheap sources are protein powder (from a Sam's Club or Costco type place where it is a deal)... otherwise buy skinless chicken breast in bulk when it is on sale (for 2$ a pound or less), or perhaps cottage cheese or fat free cheese slices when they go on sale. Canned tuna is fairly cheap, but you should only eat it once a week or less....
2007-10-23 03:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Which vegans say that exactly? And which meat eaters? Anyway, protein is not a myth. We do need it. What IS a myth, is that it is hard to get the right amount on a vegetarian diet. What is actually true, is that most people in western society consume too much protein. That doesn't mean protein makes meat eaters fat. Excess calories are what makes anybody, meat eaters and vegetarians alike, fat. And about the fibers: if the vegan in question does not suffer from 'undigested poop and diarrhea', anything that unnamed meat eater has to say about the question is pretty much moot.
2016-05-25 02:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 grams not even close, barely enough for a small athletic woman.
an athlete and especially one that partakes in regular resistance training should ingest no less than 30% of the daily calories from proteins in order to maintain a positive nitrogen balance.
2007-10-23 03:42:35 · answer #4 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That should be plenty. Unless you are a die hard body builder looking to add 50lbs of mass then you are fine. If you ever make it to where you want to become a body builder the recommended amount of protein is 1-2 grams per pound of body weight.
2007-10-23 03:29:14 · answer #5 · answered by chad f 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you just sick of the normal diet programs had been right after the diet plan finish the added pounds are just coming and coming after finish the diet plan? Are you expertise the fact that when your body will get utilised to a diet regime then this diet becomes much less successful more than time since your physique adjusts to compensate?
2016-05-17 04:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋