I recently attended an awesome seminar regarding diet and nutrition amongst athletes.
One of the really important things that was brought up was the importance of the proper amount of protein in our diets. Protein are the building blocks of our muscles and our bodies need lots of it. It was suggested that for high performance athletes, they are to consume at least 1.8 grams of protein per pound of weight. That means is you are:
175lbs X 1.8 = 315 grams of protein per day.
Since protein is so important to people and we have such an varied and diverse population here on MT including some vegans and vegetarians, what does everyone do to ensure their intake is sufficient?
One of the really important things that was brought up was the importance of the proper amount of protein in our diets. Protein are the building blocks of our muscles and our bodies need lots of it. It was suggested that for high performance athletes, they are to consume at least 1.8 grams of protein per pound of weight. That means is you are:
175lbs X 1.8 = 315 grams of protein per day.
Since protein is so important to people and we have such an varied and diverse population here on MT including some vegans and vegetarians, what does everyone do to ensure their intake is sufficient?