How much protein does a body builder need?

Answer 1

About 13 grams before and after your workout. And a normal balanced diet besides that. Theres alot of other equations and alot of supplements, but they are unnecessary unless youre trying to make a career of it.

Boosting your protein intake when you work out will make your muscles bigger.

Answer 2

The thing with protein is that your body can only make use of a certain amount each day. Anything more than that will just pass through.

And If you are on a regular western World style diet, you are most likely already eating more protein than your body can absorb anyhow.

You need to work out really hard, like 3 sessions daily, before you need any supplements from the perspective of overall Numbers.

There's a small benefit from having a nutritionally balanced snack right after a workout though - it speeds up recovery- but that's about it.

Answer 3

For body building purposes the recommended amount of protein to be consumed daily should be 1.7/1.8 grams of protein per kilogram which equals 2.2 pounds of bodyweight. This is almost double the Rda recommended by the Fda which recommends .8 grams per kilogram of lean body mass.

Answer 4

Try getting 1 gram per pound of bodyweight, or 1.5-2 grams for hardgainers =)

Answer 5

You need to take one gram per KG per day. When you go to gymnasium for body building, you should take about two grams per KG per day.

Answer 6

Enough to get swoll