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3947, RE: are you vegan?
Posted by M2, Sat Sep-20-03 01:52 PM
>you need more protein(you are basically eating almost none)
>and more water. you should also eat some form of
>carbohydrate within one hour of rising, or your body will
>feed on itself unless you ve been waking up in the middle of
>the night and raiding the fridge, lol
>
>you should at least add some soy protein(if you re vegan) or
>another protein source, you should get half of your
>bodyweight in grams of protein per day, minimum. if you
>weigh 150, then you need 75 grams minimum

I would say closer to 120-130g - 0.7 - 0.8g of protein per pound of body weight can be very effective performance wise, as a lot of athletes (endurance ones especially) are around the .5 mark and need more.

My Sr. year I found tremendous benefits by hovering between 0.8 - 1.0 - as did endurance athletes (I ran sprints) that ran longer distances.

Protein is good - if you use to much, your body will just burn it as energy, so don't worry about.

If you're a Vegan, lack of protein may be your biggest dietary issue right now.

I know it was for me back in my Near-Vegetarian days.


Peace,







M2