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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I ran a new meal plan by my PT that I thought was FULL of protein. She reviewed it and said I need way more protein. She wants 1g per pound that I weigh. So I'm at 180lbs and most days I was at 140g.
If I use an online calculator, even if I say that I am extremely active (I exercise a lot, but my job is COMPLETELY sedentary) , it says only 108.
http://www.healthcalculators.org/cal...rs/protein.asp
So I thought 140 was awesome.
Also I do my weight training in the mornings. I have breakfast, go to the gym, and then to work. She's suggesting that I have breakfast AFTER the gym because the body needs the proteins after I work out. Is this right? It is more effective to have the protein AFTER the workout rather than before?
And lastly, she is suggesting I just have something as simple as protein shakes after the workout. I gather that the powders are quite expensive. Where do people recommend getting them from? |
Based on what I know about you DA, you have reason to be a little nitpicky as far as diet and exercise as subtleties make a big difference since you've lost and kept off so much weight. In my years looking up research / dealing with nutrition and resistance training, however, I've come to realize that nearly everybody obsesses over the little things and ignores the big things.
The big things would be things like avoiding "cheating", skipping work outs, that sort of thing. The little things are those like you're asking about, like when to intake protein.
The reality is we don't really know. Some studies give insight as to some of these subtleties but the majority of what you'll hear is anecdotal evidence, which could go either way.
Here's a good review article about exercise & protein intake.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565767
The issue with recommendations for protein are they're based on deficiency calculation (nitrogen excretion), so are very inexact. Recommendations range from 1.0 g / kg body weight protein all the way up to 2.0+g.
I'd suggest focusing on the big things instead of driving yourself crazy.