Muscle Building Protein

How Much Muscle Building Protein Do You Really Need?

When most aspiring bodybuilders or really anyone who wants to gain muscle mass and burn fat first jump into the muscle building game they will often read the muscle magazines or ask people in the gym how to eat to build muscle or strip off fat.  The advice that’s given almost 95% of the time is to eat 1 gram of muscle building protein per pound of bodyweight, spread throughout 5 – 6 meals per day.

While I believe that for most people this is a great protein target to start with, it’s definitely not the right answer for everybody.

The thing that you need to keep in mind here is that everybody’s metabolism functions differently (metabolic individuality).  Because of metabolic individuality, different people require a different dose of muscle building protein in order to support muscle growth. Based on that fact alone the “1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day” theory is flawed…

• Some people will require more muscle building protein to sustain growth
• Some people will require less muscle building protein to sustain the same amount of growth

Now that you know that every single person on the face of the earth has a unique and different metabolism that will require them to consume different quantities of all of the muscle building nutrients, it’s time to figure out exactly how to determine the amount of protein that you’re going to need to build muscle.  Before I lay out my process for figuring this out however, I thought that it might be a good idea to list the current recommendations for protein consumption by The American Council On Exercises (ACE) .

What Muscle Building Protein Dosages Are The Leading Authorities
Currently Recommending For People Who Want To Gain Muscle Mass?

In order to give you all some perspective I think that it’s a good idea to list the current recommendations for one of leading fitness regulators (ACE)…

• The American Council On Exercise currently recommends that an “active adult” consume .36 – 0.45 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
• The American Council On Exercise currently recommends that “athletes” consume 0.55 – 0.91 grams of muscle building protein per pound of body weight.

So How Much Protein Should I Be Eating Each Day In Order To Build Muscle Mass?

The Conservative Approach

Based on the “conservative” information above, if you’re really concerned about the consequences of eating too much protein, then 0.55 – 0.91  grams of muscle building protein per pound of body weight may be the best place for you to start your muscle building diet out.  For some people this is all the protein that’s required to fuel muscle growth – but most people will need to eat a bit more in order to get noticeable results.

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