I recently sat down and logged my diet, and realized i get too much carb and not enough protein. I am using the hammer nutrition rec of 1.4-1.7 grams per kilo body weight. For me that is 104-125 gr protein /day.
i tried dannon yogurt, but i need to eat pints of it to get close, so am doing more eggs and red meat (what i can easily do at work–burgers or ribeye on the forman grill)
anyway, saw a thread where someone was doing 300 grams a day!
so i ride about 200 miles per week minimum, swim 4500-6000 meteres, and run about 3-4 hrs per week (i go by time not miles)
anyway, wondered if the 1.4-1.7 is good, i honestly don’t feel much diffrent as far as day to day recovery etc
I do use accelerade in my water bottles–and do feel that helps me on subsequent workouts
are myoplex etc good as far as being really absorbed and utilized by the body, or is simple powdered milk or whey protein the way to go in your experience?
thanks
jim
No sorry not that detailed–just basic label info like carbs, protein grams, fat and saturated fat.
I figure OJ and accelerade give me a decent supplement to vitamins and minerals already in my diet ( make my own whole wheat bread, eat fruits and veggies, etc)
I was only getting about 60 grams of protein before, now am getting 100-125 per day, but not running better or anything. I ride 50 miles per day, 4 days a week, and then try for a longer ride on weekends, but it is usually every other week. I run 3 times a week (m,w,f) from 1 hr to 1 hr 50 min per run, and i swim 2-3 times a week (m,t, th or T, th, f)
so I usually feel great monday, and a bit run down by friday or my sat long ride.
when i saw the post on 300 grams of protein I though maybe i was just way under on protein
nah, the 300gram thing would be a lot even for a body builder.
No sorry not that detailed–just basic label info like carbs, protein grams, fat and saturated fat.
I figure OJ and accelerade give me a decent supplement to vitamins and minerals already in my diet ( make my own whole wheat bread, eat fruits and veggies, etc)
I was only getting about 60 grams of protein before, now am getting 100-125 per day, but not running better or anything. I ride 50 miles per day, 4 days a week, and then try for a longer ride on weekends, but it is usually every other week. I run 3 times a week (m,w,f) from 1 hr to 1 hr 50 min per run, and i swim 2-3 times a week (m,t, th or T, th, f)
so I usually feel great monday, and a bit run down by friday or my sat long ride.
when i saw the post on 300 grams of protein I though maybe i was just way under on protein
You don’t need anywhere near that much protein and you don’t need any from animal sources. You can get all the essential amino acids from plants/nuts/seeds.
www.marksdailyapple.com recommends 1g/lb or so. Mark doesn’t exactly subscribe to ‘conventional wisdom’. He recommends primarily meat as protein sources. I’ve found that to be a good guideline.
There are exceptions to every rule, you may find that you need more or less…carbs or protein or fat. We’ve started eating more protein and fat and fewer carbs, and it doesn’t seem to be hurting. A few days won’t allow you to make a good judgement, it will likely take much longer.
100g or so sounds about right. That’s what I aim for; I train 16-18 hrs a week and am 117 lb female.
today I had protein in…
10 g in cliff bar
10 g in chocolate soymilk
8 g in English muffins
14 g in yogurt
20 g in tofu
8 g in almond butter
18 g in eggs
So that’s 88 g for me for the day. I’ve had some issues with being really undernourished in terms of protein and have been trying to get more of it; I am switching from vegetarianism to eating some meat (none of which I had today, obviously).