Protein requirements

[icemanrrc Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close icemanrrc]

Hey guys, I'm trying to add lean muscle and I read where many say that you need 1.5 to 2 grams of protein per pound of body weight. I'm 37 years old, 6-4, 215, body fat is around 12%. Doing the math even at 200 lbs @ 1.5 grams of protein is 300 grams a day. That seems like an awful lot of protein. I'm eating lean meat and drinking 3 to 4 protein shakes a day @ 50 grams per shake. No matter which type or brand of protein I take, it's giving me lots of terrible gas.
I'm not sure if this 1.5 to 2 gram stuff is broscience or if there is actual true research supporting this. What do you guys think?

[ALEX.18 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ALEX.18]

Ive always gone by 1.5 for bulking and 1 for cutting.

How many times a day are you eating? If youre eating 7 times a day, you shouldnt have a problem getting it in. 200 x 1.5 =300. 300 / 7 = 43. If you eat 7 meals a day containing 43g protein each, you should reach that. I know it sounds like alot, but try being 250lbs! I eat 8 x a day with 50g protein in each meal, and only one of those meals is a shake.

[icemanrrc Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close icemanrrc]

Five meals a day is what I've been doing. Not eating because I'm hungry, I'm eating because it's time. LOL

[ALEX.18 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ALEX.18]

well if youre doing it right, you should never be hungry, except maybe at breakfast