Please take a look at the following calculation and at a minimum, you will see the ball-park range for your daily protein needs.
For some reason, the mass media really likes to talk about calories, but fails to talk about macro nutrients…
Daily calories = Goal weight x (workout hours per week + 9.5) • Protein grams = goal weight in pounds • Fat grams = half goal weight in pounds • Carbohydrate grams = [Daily calories – (protein calories + fat calories)]/4
NOTE: o 1 gram of protein provides 4 calories o 1 gram of carbohydrates provides 4 calories o 1 gram of fat provides 9 calories • By the way, Aragon said it doesn’t matter if you eat 6 or 3 meals per day
Female Example:
You are a 160 pound woman who wants to weigh 140 pounds, and you exercise for a total of 3 hours per week:
Daily Calories = 140 x (3+9.5) Daily Calories = 1750 Protein = 140grams (560 calories) Fat = 70grams (630 calories) Carbohydrates = [1750 – (560+630)]/4 Carbohydrates = 140grams
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