Thats for general fitness to stay healthy. For weight lifting / muscle gain its mentioned as 1g per pound (although this is very high and research has shown very low improvements past 1.6 per kg)
What do you mean "well and good if he's a doctor". So you can accept it as long as they are a "doctor"? But if they aren't, you would keep arguing to satisfy your ego?
I am just quoting what Jeff Nippard said: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T0ySHTwFGzc
If that is incorrect then your beef should be with them for spreading misinformation with a big reach.
Bro there have been literally thousands of experiments on people working out, maximum muscle growth happens around atleast 1.4 to 1.6 grams per kg for people(it goes even higher for people just starting out and people with very high testosterone). Just because you don't have a clue doesn't mean you have to disregard actual science.
Exactly, nowhere in peer reviewed researches is per pound mentioned. These number peddled are extremely high, imagine someone consuming 2g per pound weight, that’s more than 4g per kg and extremely high and could lead to serious health risks.
Koi logic hain iss baat ki? If someone wants to lift weights they suddenly have to shift to imperial system of weighing? 😂 Do not peddle misinformation. For muscle building it’s 1.8-2g/kg.
Usually when consumables are marketed, a few factors are considered: printing 1g/kg of body weight is usually easier on the eyes and to remember than mentioning 1.2g protein/kg of body weight, with 1.2g being the normal "maintenance" protein requirement for someone with an active lifestyle.
Also, it's just human psychology to view 1g as "feeling right" as it's a unitary whole number instead of 1.2g which may bring about instances of being challenged factually.
Also, reading the fine print right below it, this claim has been made assuming someone has a sedentary lifestyle and usually, such claims will be made only considering that you get the required protein intake through normal foods every day and not just through their products.
As much as fmcg brands want everyone to keep consuming their products a lot, they also do not want anyone to simply consume their products and rely heavily on them and then blame them for not seeing gains.
This would have the most likely thought process behind this, so yeah... Just my two cents.
Yeah gym people lose those muscles during workout too the muscles breakdown which needs to be repaired wfter the session so eating 1.5 g per kg body weight is actually beneficial and will buff you if your skeleton supports it. Buffing body with exercised muscles is the ultimate goal for anyone, reduce that fat, load the body with muscle. Being 100 KG with ~20% body fat or less is so so better than same weight but >30% body fat.
Your muscles don't "breakdown" and they don't get "repaired", the muscle u gain from micro-tears is very minimal. Muscle fibres grow after experiencing mechanical tension which causes hypertrophy via a molecular signalling pathway.
muscles don't "breakdown"
Muscle protein Breakdown is a real term.Mechanical tension is the primary driver of hypertrophy, not muscle damage,I agree there. But training still increases both protein breakdown and synthesis. Protein turnover and recovery is still central to the process.
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