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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

Every single person that has achieved a fit or muscular body, from the fitness experts, to athletes, to regular gym goers, will tell you they are on a high protein diet, with daily intakes consierably higher than the recommended value. For regular gym goers that have a regular weight lifting routine, the commonly accepted number for years now has been 1g/pound body weight.

To me, 220g of protein on a 1900 calorie diet looks like someone on a weight loss program. All the protein in the world isn't going to help you put on muscle mass when you are in a big caloric deficit. That said, a high protein, low calorie diet is what many bodybuilders might temporarily do when they are in a cutting phase- burning fat and losing weight, but preserving muscle as much as possible.

Edit- one thing to keep in mind when it comes to whey protein is not all whey powders are created equally. Many producers take part in what is called amino spiking- filling whey powders with cheap useless amino acids like taurine in glycine, which they then count against the total protein content. So, the 30g serving you think you are getting is more like 20g. Check the amino acid breakdown on the back, but powders that are very cheap typically do this regularly.

Yup, I am cutting down and basically getting a lot more lean at this point. I would say another few weeks or month of that though and I will move to maintaining or bulking up some.