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4 Quick Health and Fitness Tips Every Busy Professional Should Know About Adding More Protein to Their Lifestyle
Not every diet, plan, or lifestyle will work for you. You have to constantly search for THE ONE that best serves you and the one you can commit to constantly and effortless. When it comes to meals, current research suggests that a meal frequency between 3 and 6 may be most optimal to allow dieters to lose fat without the risk of losing muscle.
Before I move forward, I am in no way promoting a high protein low carb diet (Atkins) or any specific diet. I am merely giving universal and helpful guidelines on making sure you are getting
Furthermore, the muscle-building response is maximally stimulated when a meal has at least 20–25g of protein (leucine loaded). Evenly spreading your total protein intake throughout your day makes sure of that!
Here are several reasons:
1. Get The Right Amount of Protein
Research suggests a protein intake of 1g — 1.3g/lbs of body weight may best help preserve muscle mass throughout a diet, especially when already lean.
In fact, protein intake should be inversely related to the amount of body fat you have. The more you have, the lower end of the protein recommendation scale you should be and vice versa.
2. Understand the Demands of Your Body…
