Comments on: Animal VS. Plant Protein: Which Is Better?

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By: Melanie Sorrentino

Melanie Sorrentino — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:11:24 +0000

so then my question is: if a person is eating and sleeping adequately & is taming the weight room maybe 3 or 4 days a week but not getting enough protein then how does that effect muscle building? trying to connect the dots with the balance of adequate calories, protein and lifting weights.

By: Melanie Sorrentino

Melanie Sorrentino — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:03:30 +0000

i’m really glad you said that about eating enough to build muscle. i’ve heard you say that many of times but something about those 2 questions above helped.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:31:28 +0000

Not necessarily, they could be at a healthy weight and eating enough calories to maintain their weight but not enough to build muscle.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:27:24 +0000

In that case they would be under-fat, no?

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:13:28 +0000

Yes, I suppose people do have different protein needs. If a person is having trouble building muscle, the first thing I’d look at is actually calorie intake, though. If they’re not getting enough calories in general, the body will burn dietary protein for energy (by converting it to glycogen) rather than putting it toward lean mass gains.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 23:54:32 +0000

Do some people have higher protein needs relative to their body weight? If you don’t build muscle easily should you eat over your body weight in grams of protein?

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:25:25 +0000

I think that for someone who can’t eat a large volume of food/protein, getting more animal protein is probably a good idea to ensure they’re getting the amino acids they need. I certainly don’t have that problem though, I eat like a mofo.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:17:05 +0000

I am slowly learning that my narrow perspective may have been misguided. i Had always thought that meat and dairy were superior for growth. To be honest i do still think they have more benefits (still learning ), but i am learning that i need to expand my views and open my mind to the fact that people are achieving great results with many different methods.

The more i learn on these topics the more i can help a greater spectrum of people achieve their health and fitness goals. Thank you for the information you share.