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- 11 de Dic, 2013
He's vegan which means no animal products whatsoever. And coming from somebody that did get into bodybuilding when I was younger, the amount of protein you need to eat in a day is crazy.But the only way if you are in the bodybuilding while vegan gain is to consume enough protein to compensate for meats like chicken or beef. Has he ever said anything about protein shakes or powders?
Typically for a bodybuilder it's around 1-1.5g per pound. I know it's weird mixing measures like that but that's how it goes.
So your typical 180 pound guy would need to eat between 180-270 grams a protein a day. That doesn't sound like much does it but it comes out to 22 - 33 oz of steak, chicken or pork a day. You need to eat even more if you choose to eat fish. Most people can't eat that much so you turn to supplements like whey protein which can pack on 20+ grams of protein per scoop as a kind of inbetween meals / after workout kind of drink. Some that do the five small meals a day routine will count one or two of these whey shakes as a meal.
Problem is, to be truly vegan, you'd need to eat 5-7.5 POUNDS of tofu a day just to match and while it's okay occasionally, I couldn't stomach eating tofu every single day.
So your typical 180 pound guy would need to eat between 180-270 grams a protein a day. That doesn't sound like much does it but it comes out to 22 - 33 oz of steak, chicken or pork a day. You need to eat even more if you choose to eat fish. Most people can't eat that much so you turn to supplements like whey protein which can pack on 20+ grams of protein per scoop as a kind of inbetween meals / after workout kind of drink. Some that do the five small meals a day routine will count one or two of these whey shakes as a meal.
Problem is, to be truly vegan, you'd need to eat 5-7.5 POUNDS of tofu a day just to match and while it's okay occasionally, I couldn't stomach eating tofu every single day.
tl;dr: If you want to make gains in bodybuilding you need to eat protein and the best source is from animals.
