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http://www.barbellmedicine.com/nutrition/7-rules-to-optimize-protein-intake/

I am only posting this in The Guy's Room since we seem to be the ones most interested in strength gains and not "toning" (ugh). Adequate Protein intake is vital to this goal and this article sums up everything very nicely. I especially like how well the myth that you can only absorb so much Protein at a time is addressed.

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@@BigViffer Great article thanks for sharing.

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I hope I work as hard as the guy's for gains! ;)

I was on the band wagon for casein being a slow digesting Protein. Time to rethink things. Thanks for the article.

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Yeah if you want to know anything about maximizing your diet for gains, you go to bodybuilders and strength trainers. Unfortunately there is tons of conflicting information out there, because it's based on a combination of research and broscience. The guys who do intermittent fasting to add muscle while also cutting fat swear by it, and they get all of their day's nutrients in a narrow window of time...like six hours, in some cases. So that kind of conflicts with the notion of a "refractory period" with Protein, because they're getting a full day's worth in six hours and they still add muscle mass. (Thinking specifically of the LeanGains program.) Of course if they're eating over 60g of Protein in a sitting, then I guess that also proves that the "you can only process 30g per meal) is a falsehood.

But I got a long way to go before I can even think about adding any mass. Eating 500 calories a day ain't gonna cut it :)

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Interesting. I'm only on VSG day 5 so I'm still studying and learning. But read 2 things I want to look up more on...

1) they indicated with age Protein needs go up. I would have assumed opposite if I hadn't read that. Calorie needs decrease as we age...so can't wait to find more about that.

2) surprised they only recommend the cheap $10/pound Protein. You can't get protein without calories.....So I just ordered GENEPRO which was forty per pound instead of ten but the calorie count was half of the Isopure unflavored powder. 50 cal per "teaspoon" w/30 grams p. --vs-- 100 cal per "scoop" w/ 25 grams P.

Anyone have inside or opinion on these?

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GENEPRO is shit. It's marketing hype. Basically BCAA. The only people I know who use it are women on this forum who don't like the flavor of whey.

You can't get 30 grams of Protein from 15 grams of powder. They'll say it is some chemical magic that allows it to absorb as though it is 30 grams or some such BS though. Then they'll say their blood work came perfect and yadda yadda yadda... Go talk to as many lifters as possible and see if any of them use that crap.

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I'm following. As a woman I AM interested in strength. I work out with free weights to build endurance. Don't want guy muscles- I'm too feminine for that- but having muscle tone to keep up with my need to run, is important.

I'm not a BCAA person- only WP isolates for me- casein if I'm working out. I'm also a firm believer in taking in 30 ish G of it at a time-

So. Again. Following this for more info.

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