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Originally Posted by taco.vidal
Im beating a dead horse here but you haven't provided any support other than your own opinion. Even on the bodybuilding.com forums you'll find tons of discussion on this and most of it lands on the widely accepted recommendations. There are some coaches or individuals that recommend higher numbers in the 3g to 4g range but I haven't seen any reputable research that supports it.
And to repeat again, I don't know what the two original posters situations are. However, Im guessing that they are not advanced body builders given the content of their posts. The average gym goer that works out 3 or 4 times week at an hour at a time won't have the same requirements as an experienced body builder with their pro card.
If you have support for your rather emphatic statement below, please post it here.
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Ok, thats fine if you want to jump on on the casual use of the word never. I clearly referenced the belief/practices of the "majority" in previous posts though, and that is exactly what it is among the fitness world... And of course I am very much going on what I have personally done and has given me results... second to that is observing and researching what others have done and has given them results. This is all contingent of course on the activity level of the individual- I don't think anyone is arguing that the RDA for the average person is wrong, but rather that simple non-professional regular gym goers on an intense training program will benefit from a high protein diet.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/maki1.htm
edit- one thing you haven't mentioned is what should the full macro nutrient breakdown look like then if a regular gym goer only needs 1.2g/kg of protein a day to build quality muscle? I will make the guess that you would recommend a fairly standard level of fats, so the overwhelming majority would be coming from carbohydrates. I would be curious to see someone that has seen tremendous muscle building results from a 100g protein/400-450g carbs/60g fat carb sort of diet (180lb adult male)
Edit 2 (sorry)- i phrased that wrong. Of course a dedicated individual regularly at the gym could see results with those macros, but my argument is they would probably see greater result with a protein intake closer to 180g, and decreasing the carbs for the same calorie count.