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protein intake question....

bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/01/02, 04:27 PM ok i read and everyone says to take in 1 gram per lb of body weight right? however not all of a persons body weight is anabloically active, adipose(fat) tissue doesn't do anything but take up space.......should i change my protein intake to 1 gram per lb of lean weight?since that is whats active? if u don't use protein do u just " crap" it out so to speak or can it be stored as body fat too? -------------- ---andrew.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/01/02, 05:58 PM The body will dispel what it cannot use, but take 1 gr. per lb. of bodyweight. Much better to err on the high side of protein always than not enough, and 1 lb. per lb. of bodyweight is not even high. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/01/02, 07:25 PM so protein doesn't get stored as fat? its stored as muscle right? -------------- ---andrew.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2004/01/04, 06:24 AM Any excess calories have the potential to be stored as fat, but protein is the least likely since it is used for so much, as well as the very high energy level needed by the body for such a conversion. It is not stored as muscle, but is used by the body to repair damaged muscle tissue, amongst other things. -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/01/04, 11:01 AM Well said Michael....one note worthy of mentioning here is a high protein intake also facilitates glugacon release. Your body secretes more glucagon after a protein rich meal. Glucagon is the exact opposite of insulin. The latter is a storage hormone, while the former is an un storage hormone. Glucagon steals fatty acids away from your fat stores and instead readies them to be burned as energy. This hormone also stimulates the process which releases fat that has already been stored. In other words, Glucagon promotes fat burning! Both produced in the pancreas. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/01/04, 01:53 PM oh ok thanks guys -------------- ---andrew.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!