Has anyone ever seen a scientific study backing up the efficacy of huge protein intake that wasn't published in a bodybuilding magazine whose livelihood depended on advertising from protein supplement companies?
Has anyone ever seen a scientific study backing up the efficacy of huge protein intake that wasn't published in a bodybuilding magazine whose livelihood depended on advertising from protein supplement companies?
lous a close friend of the family and what he said back then is true, however when he came back in 1993-1995 at over 300lbs on stage he ate 400+
Looks like he should have stuck with the lowered protein. hahahah
He looked worse when he came back. :) (Of course I know it was just the different drugs)
1992 comeback, Lou was consuming 330g a day. Showed up onstage at 298.
Hope this helps unfeed into your dellusion Adam.
Q: Lou, do you subscribe to the high protein diet theory? I've heard that most of the bigger guys like you eat 300-400 grams of protein per day"
A: I consume much less protein than that. Despite the fact that I weight 270 pounds in hard condition, I eat only about 150 grams of protein a day.
This was back in 1980 - 26-27 years ago. ;)
I'm sure this was accurate..for the timeframe listed. In 1980, LOu had been retired from competition for 5 years....why would he be ingesting more than that anyway?
I'm sure this was accurate..for the timeframe listed. In 1980, LOu had been retired from competition for 5 years....why would he be ingesting more than that anyway?
High Protein is a joke.
Very true, the RDA of .8g per pound of lean body mass is actually higher than whats really required, it was rounded up to account for standard deviation.Exactly.
Exactly.
Couch potatoes and pro athletes have completely different protein requirements. Just as they have differerent sleep and water requirements.Bodybuilders are not athletes.
Bodybuilders are not athletes.
The only difference between a bodybuilder and a couch potato are 45 minutes and some dumbells a few times a week.
So why do you bodybuild? Why do you obsesses all evening about fucking protein gram amount?
Its good for my body and I like the way I look.
if 150 grams of protein is suffient to one person in a positive nitrogen state, then thats fine for them.
It doesnt mean that it will be enough for the next guy.
if 150 grams of protein is suffient to one person in a positive nitrogen state, then thats fine for them.
It doesnt mean that it will be enough for the next guy.
Humans do not vary that much. It's not like one guy can process twice as much protein as another guy.
High Protein is a joke.Do you build your muscles with hydrates and water? I don't think so...
I agree... this is not the X-men and there are no "High Protein digesting mutants" running around.
When Lou stepped on stage in the 70s there were no protein supplements, it would have been almost impossible to get in that kind of protein... still looked pretty good didn't he?
I hear he's still a dick though..
Dude then who the hell came up with "consuming 400-500g of protein a day??" Man i wish i could find some of those posts f**k
High Protein is a joke.
You are right like a clock is right twice a day if it isn't working. There may be some bbers that do not need 1.5 grams of protein per pound, but I would say this is the theory the majority of the pros subscribe to and it seems to be working fine for them. If they are all taking in 1.5 grams/pound, and it's working, how is it a joke? High protein is certainly more right than it is wrong, with exceptions.
Ferrigno wasn't 315 in 93, i doubt he was any heavier than 280 onstage.
The knee-jerk reaction that Adonis normally gives is "ALL DRUGS!!". The problem, however, is that he sings the praises of anabolics-using bodybuilders who consume what he perceives as low-protein diets. Yet, he berates those who consume high-protein diets.
A prime example is his Lou Ferrigno thread. He loved the idea of a 270-lb Ferrigno consuming 150-grams of protein (notwithstanding the fact that Ferrigno was retired, at that time). However, he quickly changed his tune, when someone pointed out that the "Incredible Hulk" star jacked his protein levels up to well over 300 grams when making his comeback in the early 90s.
As we all know, Ferrigno was bigger and more ripped than ever in the 90s (especially 1993, when he competed at the Olympia at a staggering 315 lbs). Of course, if it were actually the case that Ferrigno consumed 150 grams of protein per day (or less), during his comeback, let's just say that Adonis would be so giddy, he'd probably need a cigarette after hearing the news.
Ferrigno wasn't 315 in 93, i doubt he was any heavier than 280 onstage.295lbs..i think
295lbs..i thinknope, not even close.
Ferrigno wasn't 315 in 93, i doubt he was any heavier than 280 onstage.
Ferrigno was reported (and predicted) to be 275 at the 1975 Mr. Olympia. In Pumping Iron Ferrigno leaves the stage (once Arnold was awarded the over-200-lb. class title) and, after weighing himself, he stated he was 268.hahahaha, ok "mcway" you probably also believe the fairy tale that Coleman was 294 onstage in 2004 also, right? ::)
You cannot possibly believe that the difference between Ferrigno's physique in 1975 and 1993, is a mere 12 lbs, especially with the '93 version of Ferrigno appearing FAR more massive, dense, and ripped.
Heck, that wouldn't even wash in 1992, when Ferrigno competed in the Olympia at 295.
hahahaha, ok "mcway" you probably also believe the fairy tale that Coleman was 294 onstage in 2004 also, right? ::)i do.actually he was 296lbs and this was all over the mags.ronnie was 297lbs this year.its all true
i do.actually he was 296lbs and this was all over the mags.ronnie was 297lbs this year.its all truehahahaha, ok Mahatma. ::)
hahahaha, ok "mcway" you probably also believe the fairy tale that Coleman was 294 onstage in 2004 also, right? ::)
nope, not even close.he was 295 at the masters and 325 at the mr o...he weighs himself on the dvd
hahahaha, ok Mahatma. ::)
High Protein is a joke.You are natural and your protein out is drastically reduced as compared to your protein in. So the natural lifter doesn't need drastically high protein.
Ferrigno was reported (and predicted) to be 275 at the 1975 Mr. Olympia. In Pumping Iron, Ferrigno leaves the stage (once Arnold was awarded the over-200-lb. class title) and, after weighing himself, he stated he was 268.
You cannot possibly believe that the difference between Ferrigno's physique in 1975 and 1993, is a mere 12 lbs, especially with the '93 version of Ferrigno appearing FAR more massive, dense, and ripped.
Heck, that wouldn't even wash in 1992, when Ferrigno competed in the Olympia at 295.
..what's more telling about how Sweet Lou weighed himself after getting beat down to third was how he looked at Ol' Matty, tells him his weight...as if THAT'S the reason why he lost.
Oh, Sweet Lou, did you ever learn?