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Depends on how much you are eating now. If you are eating Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of protein and resistance training intensely, then yes, up to a certain amount, more protein can add to your muscle building. If you are not resistance training, no amount of protein will make your muscles bigger unless you are recovering from atrophy (muscle loss) due to a diseased state, surgery or severe dieting. Exercisers and athletes generally have a higher protein requirement than their sedentary counterparts. Additionally, proper timing of protein ingestion around the workout (30 minutes before and immediately after) and spread evenly throughout the day can dramatically enhance exercise-induced results. If you are trying to gain muscle use The Sharecare Fitness Application. It designs the ideal athletic menus individualized for each person including proper protein requirements, meal timing and complete food plans. Simply fill in your personal statistics and create your program. As a simple “rule of thumb,” if you consume 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, you will cover all your protein needs and more will not add more muscles. So if you weigh 175 LBS, consume 175 g of protein spread evenly throughout the day including before and immediately after training. Below are the protein recommendations for exercisers and athletes:
Strength Athletes/Off-Season Bodybuilders
Strength Athletes/Off-Season Bodybuilders
- Minimum acceptable intake -- 1 g/kg/d of body weight
- Adaptation period -- 1.6 to 2 g/kg/d
- Minimum acceptable intake -- 1 g/kg/d of body weight
- Adaptation period -- 1.2 to1.8 g/kg/d
- Minimum acceptable intake -- 1.4 g/kg/d of body weight
- Adaptation period -- 1.6 to 2.0 g/kg/d
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