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dan898 Posts: 37 Joined: 2004/08/18	2004/08/30, 05:01 PM i am 17 and i weight 150 pounds and i am wondering how much protein i should eat a day?? and what portion of that should be my protein powder? i am trying to get bigger of course, and does carb intake matter?? i ussuly eat about 500 grams of carbs a day and only about 70 grams of fat a day
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/08/30, 05:23 PM If you fill out your nutritional profile (see top), it will give you a calculation of how much protein carbs and fats you should be eating. If you fill out your whole profile, then we can give more specific advice Welcome to FT:)
dan898 Posts: 37 Joined: 2004/08/18	2004/08/30, 09:24 PM thanx...wow i have to eat 255 protein.....i used to eat 175 and i had trouble with that, i ussuly eat 60 grams of proteins with my suplement a day...how do i eat 255!!! thats crazy
dan898 Posts: 37 Joined: 2004/08/18	2004/08/30, 09:47 PM oh and also...my work out plan is telling me to do 20 reps on my first set??? and then it goes down to 14?? i am trying to gain muscle mass and i thought i had to do alot of weight and do around 8 reps?? 20 reps is alot and id have to do little weight with that
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/08/31, 06:49 AM At the top of this board is a thread "grocery list for a bodybuilder" - it has good sources of protein for you The first set is a warm up set to encourage blood flow to the muscles - use a light weight and don't try to reach failure. For the rest of your sets aim for 8-12 reps. -------------- Desperate in Scotland