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The Secrets To A Long Happy Life Ft. MindBodyGreen Founders Jason & Colleen Wachob

The Skinny Confidential Him And Her Show

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How Much Protein Do You Need to Put on Muscle?

The current RDA, and I always speak in grams, not kilograms, is 0.36 grams per pound. If you're serious about putting on muscle, you probably need to double or triple that. And so this is where it becomes an emotional conversation because animal products by their amino acid profile are much higher in leucine. You can do this if you're eating plant based, but you need to consume so much more protein and so many more calories to get theLeucine.

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