ok, im just a bit unsure about something...

ive read the nutrition 101 sticky, and i think i might be consuming too much protein, is that bad, or am i calculating it wrong...

ive previously been aiming for 170g/day and my diet looks roughly like this

6 am- 2 pieces soya and linseed toast, chicken breast

7 am- 2 pieces soya and linseed toast, can tuna, glass milk, banana

1 pm- chicken sandwich or meat and potato (school made), 2 pieces fruit

6 pm- leanish meat (beef, lamb, chicken etc) w/ carb, veg

8/9 pm-ish- finish off my calories w/ fruit, cereal bar or yog, etc

total kcal- 2600-2700 depending on what other exercise i do during the day (apart from WO)

however, im starting to think im eating too much protein

chicken- 40
tuna- 35
4 toast- 20
milk- 5
lunch at school- 20+
dinner- ~50 normally

will it affect the amount of energy or something my body is supplied w/
im trying to bulk so dont want to be short on kcals...

any idea?

should be 1g of protein for every pound you are. Going a little bit over will be fine. So if you weigh 170-200 then its perfect.

ye no, i weigh like 125...


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I usually hear 1g per lb of body weight....Some say even that's more than you really need.

I get more than that because I eat a lot of calories and the grams just add up.

I heard 1g and i hear 1.5g. I try to make sure i get at LEAST 200g a day, usually its more. But thats my minimum.

1-2grams of BW is perfect.

No, your not getting too much protein.

Put "protein requirements for athletes" into a search engine, and you'll get various listings.

The usual:

0.36 g / lb / day -- sedentary (being sedentary is not recommended, of course)

0.6 to 1.0 g / lb / day -- for various levels of activity, with the higher end being those doing a lot of strength training; note that endurance athletes also have increasing protein requirements, though if they eat more whole foods for calories, they'll likely get that amount of protein anyway

greater amounts up to 1.7 g / lb / day sometimes for elite weight lifters and such at certain times

Ok maybe I should ask... What is the downside of to much protein? Who knows? even if they are long term.

Too much protien makes your farts stink :P thats about all

Too much of any macronutrient results in fat storage as well. Including protein.

Calcium and Iron deficiency

I write this to widen your personal perspective:


One's body has protein needs whether one weight trains or not. Its my opinion, its better to obtain protein from normal food consumption, but if this isnt possible for some lifestyle reason, then taking a type of whey protein powder can be beneficial.

Again, the body has basic and fundelmental need for Protein, Fats, and Carbs (Macronutrients), and a need for vitamins and minerals (micronutrients), whether you are fitness training or not. These are essential for common health and nutrition.

IMO, its a complete misunderstanding of the "total picture" to confuse protein as the only source to assist with rebuilding and repairing muscle tissue, as this is NOT the case.

Nutrition plays a critical role on our health, not to leave out, our general well-being. Additionally, one's physical condition can be participating partner in health and well-being.

IMO, Protein gets too much attention, when Fats, Carbs, (other nutritional factors), and calories, deserve equal attention.

When one sew the small parts together. A larger part emerges. Remove one piece it can affect the other. Therefore try to sew all parts.

Just one essential organ not getting what it needs, will hamper progress, and you can take all the protein you want until the sun goes down, its not going to help ya. The body works as a machine and together as one unit, and protein is just one important element among many other important elements the body needs. Its a small peice in the larger pie.

Protein is NOT the muscle breaker nor muscle maker--in itself--when considering OVERALL circumference of what the body needs, its just a play enumerator. IF it were, lets remove steroids, and we would have a different (what they call) professional body building competition set. Its difficult growing muscle naturally or to develop more muscle, and what's more important is the overall circumference of nutrients and calories.


What I am saying is that the body needs a proper "balance" of everything, and protein is just one essential element.


Rock-On with seeking proper balance. This is WISE.

Spark a FIRE obtain a DESIRE to breathe knowledge of the total circumference of nutrition.


Bring more POWER to yourself, young or old.

Best regards,

Chillen

Actually there's no evidence that anyone needs more than 130grams of protein. (Assuming you weigh 75kg/165pounds).

Its the biggest and most consistent myth i hear all the time.

Reason I asked about what is too much protein is that I recently (yesterday) bought a nutritional book for athletes. I have not read the book completely yet but as I was paging through I came across a chapter on protein. They say 15% of your diet for athletes and a maximum of 20%, even if you doing body building. They say that during recent reseach they found no advantage there after but found a high protein content in the urine which puts the kidneys under strain?? I'm a noob so I'm trying to learn

Any comments on that?

Depends on how much LBM you have now.

If you weigh 120lbs, taking in over 300grams seems too much
But if you weigh over 200lbs, 300g isn't that high.