1/2 gram per pound of Lean Body Mass- maybe less. All this "more, more, more' crap is just that; "crap"
"Studies?"
The International Society for Research on Nutrition and Vital Substances has stated that our "classical" protein requirement tables need an overhaul. These tables state that around 1 1/2 grams per pound of body weight per day.
The only human beings that are gonna need a little extra protein are pregnant women, or people rehabbing from an injury. Obviously there would be many variables. I don't care how hard a bodybuilder works out in the gym, your body is only going to assimilate the very small amounts that it needs.
Excess protein is only going to be converted into energy or stored as fat.
Considering the fact that a pound of muscle contains about 600 calories-- let's say you wanted to build 10 lbs. of extra mass in a year, that would be a total of 6000 calories above your 'maintenance' needs. If you divided 6000 by 365 (days in a year... duuuuhhh) that would equate to about 16 calories a day above your basal requirements.
Now, how many grams of protein would it take to make up those 16 calories a day? And who is to say that it wouldn't be better to eat some carbs instead? What would that be; about one big bite out of an apple?
As far as injury to kidneys, some folks here better start doing some homework. There are many reasons and variables that can easily cause damage with excess protein. It depends on the individual. Do you ever consider the damage that may be occuring just from the excess dope you use?
Read people. READ!
Here is a link to a study from the New England Journal of Medicine and the American Journal for Kidney Disease (among others)... if you read closely, you will see that the studies are in depth. Another variable talks about the types of protein used.
http://www.benbest.com/health/kidney.htmlKeith Thomas Ayoob EdD, RD, FADA, associate professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine states that 0.4 - 0.8 grams per Kilogram is sufficient. When you are truly building muscle, you can increase it a bit, but it will still be less than most people are eating (without even trying)
The most important ingredient for building muscle is not Testosterone or Protein.
The main ingredient is HARD WORK.
Can you dig it? Stop wasting your money and start hittin the gym hard, fags.
