I don't get how Adonis, wavelength, and fatass can look at that eating for muscle building/muscle retention. If they lose weight on it fine, but it must absolutely strip muscle away. I mean Adonis and Wave are lean, yeah, but they are also ultra skinny, and fatman, well, he's another story altogether. I want to, and am losing weight, but at the same time want to get back the muscle I had and retain as much as possible. So in turn I take in 300 grams of protein a day, as protein repairs/builds the muscle. I don't in any way shape or form understand how the following eating builds or retains muscle:
meal 1 - milk and protein powder = 274cals, 33p, 14c, 9f
snack - 2x coffee = 94cals, 6p, 10c, 3f
meal 2 - spicy bolognese linguine = 483cals, 42p, 52c, 13f
cardio - 30mins @ 40% VO2 max/ 115-120 bpms..
snack - strawberry cheesecake haagen dazs ice cream = 666cals, 10p, 71c, 39f
meal 3 - spicy bolognese linguine = 483cals, 42p, 52c, 13f
daily totals = 2000cals, 131p, 199c, 76f
I simply don't get how someone can go hard in the gym eating like this looking to build/retain muscle while dropping weight
Protein is required for muscle retention, I think everyone agrees on that. The question is how much.
The reason I'm skinny now has nothing to do with not eating enough protein.