Right now, on days I work out I get about 400-450g of protein and 350-400g of carbs. Is this enough carbs for the amount of protein im getting in? I've read about keeping a balance between the two but it never gave a ratio to go by. Any help is much appreciated.
Well, I follow a far less extreme diet. I get a ratio of 50% carbs, 30% protein and 20% fat for my daily calorie count. I have found that this works best for me. I end up eating about 200g of protein a day.
Right now, on days I work out I get about 400-450g of protein and 350-400g of carbs. Is this enough carbs for the amount of protein im getting in? I've read about keeping a balance between the two but it never gave a ratio to go by. Any help is much appreciated.
Dude...most pros don't have that much protein...think about it...
ok since everything i read says 1.5-2g of protein per pound of body mass. and i read an article where jonnie jackson gets in 600g of protein. so what do you suggest. im not saying your wrong but if you could just let me know what i shoudl be going by it would be great. i read the e-book in the steroid section and it says it there too. to atleast get in 1.5-2g of protein per body pound to gain muscle. it was in there that he talked about the carb/protein balance, but he never gave a ratio to go by.
If you're juicing, yes, you should take in more protein, because the juice will let your body use it. If you're not juicing, 1x protein is more than enough. For the vast majority of trainees, 1.2-ish is ideal, 1,5 is maxium, more than that and your body won't be using it for plastic purposes, it'll use it for energetic purposes (you'd be better off using carbs for this).
where did you hear this info. i mean it makes sense but im just curious.
Here and there Common sense realy, no point in taking in insane amounts of nutrients when your body can't process that much.
And I'm not sure about the protein/carb ratio...IMHO you should eat your carbs just a bit above maintenance, enough to keep you anabolic but not as much as to put on fat.
yea, ive heard that too. but i guess i listened to the magazines too much about gettin as much protein in as you can. I'll have to give this a shot and see what happens. thanks for everything uriel
People usualy say "take in as much as you can" because most people can't get more than 300 no matter how much they stuff themselves.
But hell, I know lots of people who still make gains with normal diets (100 ish grams of protein a day)... I'm not saying that what they're doing is right, they could probably gain muscle faster if they ate more, but it just goes to show that you don't need insane amounts of the stuff.
Common sense realy, no point in taking in insane amounts of nutrients when your body can't process that much.