on Protein Myths and Realities, w/ Dr. Joey Muñoz
The Consistency Project
00:00
How to Choose the Right Protein Level for Your Athletes
I know consuming like one gram per pound is really popular, but if we look at like the scientific literature, it's really not necessary. For most people, about 1.6 grams per kilo of body weight comes out to about 0.7 to 0.8 grams per pound of body weight. The only downside I see of consuming maybe 1 gram or even slightly above because some people do is perhaps individuals who don't have really high energy expenditure and maybe are even trying to lose weight. You'll get optimal muscle gain with0.8 grams or so, which is really not that far off from 1 gram anyway.
Transcript
Play full episode
