Protein intake

[espresso123]

Yo folks,
I guess most of us are aware of the rule of thumb amounts of protein intake and some scientific studies on that topic.

However, Id be curious if there are some guys here which can tell based on practical experience which (excessive) amounts of protein used for longer periods of time led to the maximum output of proteinsynthesis and therefore "gains" for enhanced or competitive athletes.

Id be happy if there are some guys which probably experimented that way and can actually make some statements.

Thank you guys!

 

[DugPrime]

AAs = higher protein synthesis = you need more protein of course

IMO, I'd just stick to 2-2.4g/kg of body weight, anything over that is just useless and bad for your kidney.

 

[espresso123]

AAs = higher protein synthesis = you need more protein of course

IMO, I'd just stick to 2-2.4g/kg of body weight, anything over that is just useless and bad for your kidney.

Thats basically what I personally also did, but actually never tried going any higher than that.
Would be interesting if there is one who could make a comparison with like 3g/kg or higher vs. what "most" people do. Here and there they have been anecdotes from "pros" and their coaches who did crazy things but who knows if that was actually true.

Key thought behind it: If more works better, it would probably be less harmful than increasing the dosage of compounds.

 

[Grey Spartan]

AAs = higher protein synthesis = you need more protein of course

I'm going to take the unpopular opinion of;

AAS = higher protein synthesis = you can get away with less protein intake

However, I eat around 1g per pound body weight (2.2g per kilo of body weight). I do this because I cycle carbs and fat.

 

[Liter O' Test]

i think gear makes you able to maintain on less protein, but since you are growing more, you can utilize more.

and on the science side of things, protein is looked at as a growth signal rather than just muscle building blocks. theres a bunch of downstream processes that happen when the body has protein, rather than just having protein available for repair.

i think the 1g/lb is low i think 1.5g/lb is better. maybe if people reduce their protein and eat more carbs they are fuller so they think its better

 

[espresso123]

i think gear makes you able to maintain on less protein, but since you are growing more, you can utilize more.

and on the science side of things, protein is looked at as a growth signal rather than just muscle building blocks. theres a bunch of downstream processes that happen when the body has protein, rather than just having protein available for repair.

i think the 1g/lb is low i think 1.5g/lb is better. maybe if people reduce their protein and eat more carbs they are fuller so they think its better

Yea the "efficiency" increases, so one can benefit more from higher carb intake and perform better during workouts for obvious reasons.

During cutting I was golden using 2-2,5g/kg and carbs as high as possible and it worked nice.

But I have not tried out 3-3,5 for longer periods of time in general.

 

[AlexDavis43]

Yo folks,
I guess most of us are aware of the rule of thumb amounts of protein intake and some scientific studies on that topic.

However, Id be curious if there are some guys here which can tell based on practical experience which (excessive) amounts of protein used for longer periods of time led to the maximum output of proteinsynthesis and therefore "gains" for enhanced or competitive athletes.

Id be happy if there are some guys which probably experimented that way and can actually make some statements.

Thank you guys!

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