How much protein does one really need? I am 195 and read that you need a gram of protein per body pound. Other places will calculate I need more ( around 220-250 grams). How does one acquire that much? Do I now have to eat twice the chicken and drink 4 protein shakes a day? Also I am 5'11 and looking to cut... which they say add 1.5 grams per body pound
>>40122829
you mean you're having issues eating 1kilogram of chicken a day?
you don't even fucking need a kg of chicken breast a day if you eat good carb sources (beans, legumes, lentils, veggies, etc)
1.4 to 1.7 grams of protein per kg of bodyweight is enough my dude.
I always read it was pounds. So what I need like 90 to 100 grams of protein?
Milk and peanut butter. Chicken tuna etc. It's fucking easy. No shake needed.
>>40122829
You don't need that much protein.
It's .8 grams per lb of LEAN bodyweight. Don't get so carried away
>>40123048
This
>>40122829
If you're on a cut and you weigh 195lbs then you should target 100-150g of protein a day depending on how steep your cut is and your nutritional preferences.
>>40122829
>I am 195 and read that you need a gram of protein per body pound.
Per pound of lean body mass. I.e., what you'd weigh with all the fat discounted.