How much protein do you need per pound if you are active?

The current data suggests that physically active individuals should consume 1.2 to 2.0 grams per kilogram of body weight (0.5 to 0.9 grams per pound of bodyweight) regardless if the individual is a strength or endurance athlete.

Do you really need that much protein?

The Institute of Medicine recommends that all adults should consume 0.83 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. This amounts to 56 grams per day for the average male and 46 grams per day for the average female.

How much protein do you need?

According to the Dietary Reference Intake report for macronutrients, a sedentary adult should consume 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, or 0.36 grams per pound. That means that the average sedentary man should eat about 56 grams of protein per day, and the average woman should eat about 46 grams.

How little protein do I need?

Adults who aren’t especially active are advised to eat roughly 0.75g (0.03oz) of protein per day for each kilogram they weigh. On average, this is 55g (1.9oz) for men and 45g (1.6oz) for women – or two palm-sized portions of meat, fish, tofu, nuts or pulses.

How much protein do you take per pound of body weight?

There is nothing WRONG with taking 1g or more of protein per pound of body weight. The general “rule” is 0.8-1g per pound of LBM but that’s not an ABSOLUTE rule.

Is 1 gram per pound of total weight recommended too much?

That 1 gram per pound of total weight recommendation is really hardcore and unnecessary for most people, it sounds like it’s elite athlete/bodybuilder level as far as I’m concerned. I think a lot of the time people are confusing the general dietary guidelines amounts by thinking it’s based on pounds when it’s really based on kilograms.

How much protein do you need to eat when cutting?

As such, there is simply no empirically substantiated reason to think we need more than 0.82g/lb of protein per day when cutting. If anything, you could reason the body should be able to use more protein during bulking periods, because more muscle is being built and a lot of other nutrients are ingested that may enable more protein to be used.

How much protein do strength athletes really need?

• Hoffman et al. (2006) found no differences in body composition, strength or resting hormonal concentrations in strength athletes consuming either 0.77g/lb or >0.91g/lb over a 3 month period. Over 20 other studies have consistently failed to find any benefits of more than 1.6g/kg/d of protein.