Now that I'm headed back to the gym I need get more protein in my diet. What's a good powder and what's a good number (grams) to start at? I've heard anywhere from 1/2 your weight in grams to more then your weight, what gives?
Thanks
Stay lean, I do want to add some muscle but not "bulk" up by any means.it all depends on what you want to accomplish... you want to bulk or stay lean?
I already do that, I but the BIG containers of peanuts and mixed nuts at Sam's Club.this is gonna sound bad no matter how its worded, but eat lots of NUTS. haha... fish, BEANS, eggs, nuts...
I like chicken breast with some rice.he would eat nothing but skinned chicken breasts, shrimp, tuna, and sweet potatoes.
So .75 - 1 grams per pound would be a good starting point?Optimum Nutrition 100% whey double rich chocolate is what I use, get as much as you can from food, chicken breast, tuna, eye of round steaks and very lean ground beef I use 93/7. you intake like said before is in what you trying to accomplish if your trying to bulk you need 2 to 2 1/2 grams of protein per lb of body weight, if you taking shakes I don't take no more then 48grams at a time cause it's a waist your body can only take so much. not all nuts are good to eat the best are Almonds all natural unsalted. I can really get into stuff, but if you have any direct questions let me know. but for me to go any further I need to know your goals
unfortunatly you still have to do legs to help the rest of your body progress. what kind of split are you doing now? once I know how much and what your doing I can help you out with a program if you like, I have YEARS of workouts recorded in note books laying around. I personally like a 5 day split that way I can concentrate on 1 body per day and hit that body part very hard and effective but this kind of split puts you in the gym 5 days a week about 1hr or 1hr and 1/2 a dayI'm back in the gym so this is a good topic. Any more tips? My legs are plenty strong I need to build my upper body.
unfortunatly you still have to do legs to help the rest of your body progress. what kind of split are you doing now? once I know how much and what your doing I can help you out with a program if you like, I have YEARS of workouts recorded in note books laying around. I personally like a 5 day split that way I can concentrate on 1 body per day and hit that body part very hard and effective but this kind of split puts you in the gym 5 days a week about 1hr or 1hr and 1/2 a day