How much protein?

I've heard a lot about how much protein you should eat every day while working out and even when losing weight. I find that 1g per 1lb of lean body mass is a good place to be. Meaning If you're 200 lbs but your body would be 160 if you were "lean" then you should be eating 160g of protein a day. What do you guys think/do?

 

I've been on much less than that in the past year, around 1g per kg of body weight and I have managed to maintain muscle. I will up it to 1g per pound of body weight when I commence my bulking cycle in a few weeks time.

 

Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking, during my bulk periods I could up it because protein shakes are a good source of calories as long as you're not replacing meals with them. Then cutting down the amount I get from shakes and try to increase the amount of clean protein I get from chicken, steak etc. for when I am cutting. I wish there was a clear cut answer but it looks like this is they type of thing where you have to check how your body reacts and adjust accordingly.

 

I use unflavoured whey protein because I try to avoid the artificial ingredients and sweeteners found in flavoured protein. One scoop of unflavoured contains 120 calories and I will have two scoops per day when I increase my protein intake.

 

I prefer to take protein shakes, that too flavored

 

That sounds good, 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass is a solid target

 

Protein intake depends on the body weight and age of the person. You need to check out the proper protein intake with your dietician.

 

Are you by any chance a dietician? ;-)

 

No, but I have learned the hard way that we must not play with our bodies. We should rely on the experts for the same.