Questions tagged [protein]
One of the 3 main macronutrients, proteins are essential nutrients for the human body. Protein consumption has a strong correlation to muscle growth.
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For 60 gram protein per day, how much exercise is too much?
Following the rule of 0.8 grams of protein per kilograms or in pounds , 0.36 grams of protein per pound, I eat 60 grams of protein since I weigh 70 kg or approx 155 pounds and I exercise moderately. ...
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Protein intake relative to lean body weight
Background
72 years old chronologically
54 years old functionally (by a number of tests)
Height 5'9.5"
Mesomorph
Withings scale measurements
Weight 197 lbs
Body fat 17.1%
Lean mass 79.3%
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Should the amount of protein in a diet change based on exercise?
Should the amount of protein consumed in a diet vary with more exercise? Would it make a difference if that exercise is strength training or cardio?
Protein is for repairing and building muscle, and ...
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Can missed protein intake be compensated for?
I'm a 6'2 200lb male with and intense workout routine. Therfore, I aim to eat at about 180g protein a day. What I'm wondering is, if I miss my target one day, can I make up for it the next. E.g. if I ...
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Does it matter how close or far from the time of one’s workout one ingests one’s protein? [duplicate]
Adam always has 50g protein both before and after his strength workouts in order to “fuel” his workout, and to maximally exploit his “feeding window” afterwards.
Bob on the other hand follows the ...
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Is there a “recovery window” (such as there is a protein “feeding window”?
Bob trains really hard and makes several PBs but doesn’t fuel his recovery within the following (approximately) 6 hours with adequate protein.
It seems that the common wisdom is that he largely loses ...
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Creatine and Protein Intake
I have read on numerous websites that taking creatine and whey protein together adds no benefit, but then something does not make sense to me.
Muscles are made up of protein, when you drink protein ...
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Does protein consumption need to be interspersed throughout the day to be useful for muscle building?
I read recently in a nutrition textbook that, unlike fat, protein cannot be stored in the body and instead we usually make it when needed. Therefore, protein we consume needs to be used when it comes ...
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Which factors affect the rate of myonuclear accretion within muscle fibers during strength training?
During muscle hypertrophy induced by strength training, there are at least two separate processes which occur that increase muscle size and strength [1]:
Increased rates of muscle protein synthesis ...
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Is it true that you do not lose ANY muscle mass if you're in a conservative deficit, eat high protein and do resistance training?
We are talking about people who are novices or early intermediates. There's no question that if you are advanced (i.e you are close to your genetic potential), you will lose muscle unless you take ...
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Protein is 4 kilocalories per gram. Does this value account for the thermic effect of food? [closed]
I have read that protein is actually 5 kcal/gram, and with the thermic effect of food, it becomes 4 kcal/gram.
But I have also read that protein is 4 kcal/gram, and with the thermic effect of food, it ...
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Which layer of a Clif Builder Bar is the protein vs sugar layer? [closed]
Which layer of a Clif Builder Bar is the protein vs sugar layer?
You can cleanly cut these bars in half horizontally and get two different bars. One is crunchy, and the other is chewy. Which of these ...
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What's a protein intake formula that accounts for duration/intensity of bodybuilding routine?
I see these everywhere, formulas for determining how much protein to intake for bodybuilding that are pretty static, based only on gender and the target/goal body mass...
The academy of Nutrition and ...
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Is the protein in gluten usable to the body [closed]
On average, most brands of protein powder contain around 70 to 80 grams of protein per 100g.
Vital wheat gluten flour (which is 100% gluten) contains around 75g protein per 100g. On the surface, this ...
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What percent of whey protein powder is converted to tissues?
Based on my naive knowledge (my background is not in health science, actually engineering), not all intake protein can be converted to tissues like muscle mass and the utilization of each food is ...
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