MIKE MENTZER: HOW MUCH PROTEIN DO YOU NEED?

[@praisethelord4222]

One of the best all around breakdowns of the myths out there and what we really need. I’ve been at this for 30 years and have been under the excessive protein assumption. It only caused more inflammation, not muscle growth. For the past year, I’ve followed the Mentzer recommendation of 25% protein, 60% carbs, 15% fat. Works really well!!! I’ve definitely gained strength and size and with all the carbs I have plenty of energy. Thank you for the great video

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Thanks for your post.

[@vincentsirois5587]

Hi PTL, Would you be willing to share a sample breakdown of a daily meal plan using the 25/60/15 percentage nutritional plan.

[@musicmonsterman8395]

Wouldn’t 25% of calories from protein for an average man trying to build muscle and eating a lot of food still amount to something like 100g bare minimum and more like 130-150g?

[@markywaddy6504]

25% of 2500 calories is 625 calories or 156g protein. That's still high by any standards and that's just eating at 2500 maintenance calories.

[@notsure1783]

prove it.

[@TylerFresina-uv1rh]

This blew my mind. Thank you so much for what you do.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

You’re welcome. I’m glad you found it helpful.

[@redpilldredd9907]

Thanks for making these vids and keeping mike mentzer's legacy alive

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@@redpilldredd9907 You’re welcome.

[@rickj895]

Please do a video on watter intake carb intake and fat intake in the same format. This was fantastic video..... thank you for this video

[@1LessThanAverage]

You just shattered the multi billion dollar protein powder con. The war is over

[@JayDubb410]

The war is far from over

[@americanthaiboxer7224]

This is BY FAR the best video I've ever seen on protein consumption in relation to building muscle tissue. At 260 I'm floored to know I only need about 94 grams.

[@aghakhan878]

After reading a bunch of medical journals, research articles, and following high protein diet I remained same in results , thanks to your video I got a direction, I respect what you do and it's been a few weeks since I've rearranged my diet plan and workouts according to your methodology. Thank you Mr Mantzer

[@Smooth_Listening]

Heh brother how's the progress?

[@aghakhan878]

@Smooth_Listening will let you know within 6 months, all I know for know is that strength is being developed

[@aghakhan878]

@Smooth_Listening it's going on

[@xBestAlex]

Like i said before, Mike was ahead of his time. Truthful and honest

[@BingTheGallant]

Brilliant video. To me, it sounds like since, on average, we are over nourished, the best thing to do would be to eat a balanced diet. And something I'm going to prioritize is avoiding "ultra-processed" foods as not only are they incredibly unhealthy, but they also provide no benefit other than taste; in other words, empty calories.

[@dezawol9786]

Thank you GOD BLESS. Always struggled with just how much protein those the body really need. Excellent profound video. ❤

[@Icenstoiler]

Best video I had seen so far on this subject

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@@Icenstoiler Thanks very much.

[@steveharper879]

Agreed, nice job

[@rickj895]

Really great video. I like how your adding on to his videos

[@djaldd420]

Wow, one of the first videos of I’ve ever seen that covered the fact that protein and specifically animal sourced proteins and animal sourced saturated fats, cause insulin spiking. Impressed.

[@cg-fitgaming7944]

I was in the supplement industry for years. I sold my stores after being exposed to the industry, and the billion dollar industry of protein. Think about it logically, protein wasn't a sexy supplement to sell. Add on sculpted bodies next to a tub of protein, or a sexy fit female next to a protein shake, and Wallah! You now have selling material. Even Vince Gironda would manipulate protein intake periodically and then have his clients detox or limit protein intake for another good while. Love Gironda and Mentzer as they realized that muscle stimulation is the 1st requirement, and then nutrition, but taking in too much protein leads to insulin/fat. Calories are a form of energy, so know how to take in the energy. Too much protein is bad, just like too much fat and calories is bad

[@mblaesing]

Excellent video, maybe the best I've seen on this topic! The way Mike Mentzer is somewhat vilified by todays so called experts is incredible. If these 'experts' were right, they'd be huge, and they clearly aren't. Consider that all the top bodybuilding influencers on the internet, including bodybuilders make a ton of money selling supplements; no wonder people have such a problem understanding the fundamentals of nutrition and bodybuilding, the water is muddy, not even just murky. Mike Mentzer was right about pretty much everything he taught. I'm living proof. I'm 64 and have been lifting for 3.5 years. I've done every split, every nutrition plan, even supplements these people sell and plateaued for most of these years. I recently went with Mike Mentzer's HIT and nutrition teachings and all of a sudden, my strength is increasing every week for 6 weeks straight. Something never achieved by high protein and heavy volume with 5-6 days/week training. Why nobody seems to understand the recovery process Mentzer explained amazes me...72-96 hours recovery, period, no workouts during this time. Still eating 1 gram protein per lean mass (122 lbs), but considering swapping for more carbs after watching this video.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Thanks for your kind words and for your post.

[@jcgoogle1808]

11:15 The narrative and the graphic are wrong. The narrator says ,multiply body weight in pounds by 3.6 and the graphic shows 36. To match the following chart,.. you would multiply body weight by 0.36. This would match multiplying weight in kgs by 0.8.

[@MrJanimro]

I have noticed when i eat a lot of protein it feels completely unnatural. It feels like i have to eat it or i have no energy to even daily activities and i mean energy. But it goes back to normal when i start to eat like others and energy levels goes up.

[@AnandKumar-qk7lo]

Same happens to me that's why I am thinking and making my diet based on this video

[@Egoliftdaily]

Dayum... As like everything else, too much of a good thing can be bad. Great vid. Very informative.

[@OurTimeIsOut]

Thanks John. I will keep this one as a reference when I return to the gym and begin counting calories protein etc

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

You’re welcome. I’m glad you found it helpful.

[@ConstantinoOfficial]

Excellent video John, I definitely agree with Ellington on having more energy after reducing gross protein intake. It just makes you feel so way down and pretty dreadful.!

[@giuseppeconstantini7953]

eye-opening!

[@anissomrani946]

Maturing in the gym is realising mike mentzer was right

[@enriqueFelix2000]

100%... its just 1g per lb of LEAN BODY MASS it's enough to maintain and create new muscle in terms of protein cuantity needs per day

[@cuchulainn1967]

Bill Pearl took for his last Mr Universe in 1971 100 grams of protein a day....The most he ever took in his career, and he weighed 242 lbs at 5´11!...Mike Mentzer stayed around 100 grams also...Franco Colombo took 115 grams for his Olympia prep, and Arnold around 145 grams ( body weight in kilos plus 30, according to Franco, relayed per Ric Drasin)...So, you all don´t need that much protein!!!!

[@markjackman4943]

High Testosterone/GH/IGF-1 levels, fueled by Anabolic steroids allowed these men to build supranormal levels of muscle, not large amounts of protein. Read “How much Protein “ by Brad Pilon. Real studies ( not backed by Supplement companies) demonstrate this fact.

[@Baker68]

I just haven’t got the appetite for this amount of protein

[@johnmanco845]

Great video 👍 thankyou

[@rohitgeorge8879]

Superbb A correction: its .36/lb/BW/day not 3.6gms/lb/BW/day

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Thank you for the correction. This was a long editing process, clearly I had a brain cramp along the way. Much appreciated.

[@SRC503]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGEHey bro, I was a chemistry major and your calculations were off and confusing. You use the metric system and then use Imperial system. You can use both but you have to state that. If your target audience is in the USA then use imperial system and parentheses Metric system. For example, 1 foot = 12 inches (30.48 centimeter)

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@@SRC503 Yes, the channel is viewed internationally so both were used. Moreover, I believe when both are presented, it is within the context of a direct quote, so I opted to leave the author’s sentence in tact.

[@SRC503]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE yup, definitely can use both. Great channel and helpful facts no doubt.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@@SRC503 Thanks very much for the kind words and for your post.

[@NorthernIrelandConflictVideos]

So should i lower my protein intake?

[@icetray2727]

I was always told that I needed 0.8 to 1g of protein per pound of body weight.

[@digitaldanny7752]

Well …… turns out ya DONT lol

[@jakew2350]

@@digitaldanny7752you don’t but around .7 to .8 is like the optimal limit shown in multiple studies. But less even down to .3-.5 is enough to make good gains

[@nubstermcnubs1406]

11:15 I think you meant 0.36 grams per pound, not 3.6

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Correct - good catch. Thanks.

[@Deadbolthead]

Are the any books or videos of Mike or from Mike that talk about filling in your macros after 1g protein per lean mass pound of muscle? Curious what his preferred macro ratio of protein carbs fat was?

[@ryanlee4916]

Wonderful video. Very informative. Question. During gluconeogenesis, does the body prefer converting glycerol to glucose over amino acids to glucose? Or does the body convert both to glucose simultaneously?

[@panos3505]

Excellent and well detailed video.John what’s your opinion on MAP type eaa supplements? Is it an efficient way to hit your daily protein requirement with low calories when trying to loose weight?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

I share Mike’s view regarding supplements. That is, they are not necessary if you’re obtaining a well-balanced diet, which covers all your nutritional bases. An exception exists for people with food allergies, say, a person who is lactose intolerant. They cannot get calcium from dairy products, as they have a genetic inability to digest dairy. Consequently, a calcium supplement would be the only way such people could obtain that mineral. If you are in a very low calorie deficit, and you are concerned about getting adequate protein, then a protein supplement might be in order as well, as getting your protein from meat sources, such as steak, would also see you consuming more calories, owing to the fat content of the meat.

[@panos3505]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGEThank you

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

You are very welcome.

[@t1nyturtI3]

Hi John, Do you have a video that serves as a beginners guide to High Intensity Training, that is more short and to the point than one of Mentzer’s seminars? I’m trying to help a friend get started with this type of training, but do not want to overwhelm him, nor do I expect him to desire watching a lengthy seminar.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

This video may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJLPooKppruMbrs

[@t1nyturtI3]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGEThanks

[@charlesandersen8814]

I weigh 160 pounds (72.5kg.) Taking that times .9 equals 65.25 grams of protein per day. Mike Mentzer recommends 25% protein, 60% carbs and 15% fats. If 65.25 grams of protein is 25% of my diet, 65.25 X 4 = 261 calories. So 25% of my calories are 261 calories. that would make my total calorie intake 1044 calories. What am I missing here?

[@waseemahmed-ww4uy]

This is minimum range

[@hectors8133]

25:35

[@DG-nb6fe]

Did Mike have a formula to calculate daily calorie needs based on bodyweight? Like weight in pounds . 12-15?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

He recommended keeping a food journal for five days. Then, adding up the total figures and dividing by five. If you haven’t gained or lost weight during this period, then the resulting number is your maintenance need of calories.

[@eduardonobrega9395]

So how much protein grams by bodyweight?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

The answer is in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6fHnWShmtNgj9Esi=ezJ2J2ywg7p5Mway

[@Tier_and_All]

Sir Little, I have a question 😅. How often should I take Creatine? Since I train with Heavy duty, I take 5-7 days of rest in between workouts. Should I take Creatine everyday or have off days in a week?❤ Love your work!

[@Spirit-FilledMindset]

This is not advice, but just info I've heard and read about. Creatine helps your muscles become more saturated. Which means you should be drinking a lot more water when you take creatine. When you stop taking creatine it decreases the amount in your body which lowers the amount of saturation you would have. So, people typically recommend still taking it on off days. There's debate on whether one should use creatine on cycles (using it for some months and then go off for 1+ months and then back on, etc). From the research I've done, this is unnecessary with creatine monohydrate (according to Jeff Nippard).

[@andrewmeyers1853]

Fascinating work. Trainers and nutritionists are still saying that extra protein curbs hunger. I wonder if I lowering my protein and eating more carbs (while keeping the same total calories) will be better for hunger and training needs. Thanks John!

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

It’s interesting. I have always found that when my blood sugar is low that eating protein doesn’t bring much satiety. I’ve always assumed that it is because it takes longer for your body to break down protein than carbohydrate that there is a lag time before the protein gets converted to glucose. However, I, too, have heard that protein suppresses appetite. I’ve just never experienced it.

[@danielmehrer4498]

3.6 times 240 equals 800+ grams of protein or am I missing the calculations?

[@danielmehrer4498]

Nvm it’s actually 0.36 times said body weight

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Yes, I need to redo the video and correct that error. I must have been nodding off during editing.

[@ΑλέξανδροςΧαιρετάκης-λ1η]

All this seems completely logical. But if someone eats 70gr of protein as Mike was saying, this 70gr should be the 25% of his diet. Mike generally suggested 25% protein, 60% carbs and 15%fats. With all that in mind, 70 grams of protein is 280 calories, 60% carbs is 168 gr or 672 calories and 15% fat is 18,6gr or 168 calories. Total 1120 calories. Couldn’t that have as an impact extreme weight and muscle loss? It seems to me that 1120 calories are too little to maintain muscle mass. What do you think?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Mike would recommend that you back engineer your macro percentages from your maintenance need of calories. The 25% protein figure will likely be higher in such a scenario. Mike’s putting a sharper point on how little protein is actually required was done simply to show that one needn’t over consume or obsess over protein and that as long as you are getting 70 g or somewhat over, your protein needs are being met.

[@RajendraSingh-hn8ef]

Count it in retrograde manner. If a person is of 70 kg. His daily calorie needs are 2000kcal. Then carbs:- 300gm Fat:- 34 gm Protein:- 125 gm Now next question will come into the mind that 125 gm for 70 kg weight is too much. No it’s not. It’s balanced. Moreover now you can counter all those protein experts who will advise to eat 160-220 or more gm of protein. Other interesting fact is that 2000 kcal per day for a normal worker or sedentary person is on higher side. For most of such people it is more than required.

[@NatrajChaturvedi]

Well even the likes of Huberman promote the 1.5 - 2.0 grams of protein per pound of body weight. (I mean many of his guests give such figures) so I dont know whom to believe. I was making an effort to go over 150 grams a day then I came down to below 100 after first listening to Mentzer but now I try to hit about 150 again these days.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

As protein requirements are predicated on bodyweight, how can one accurately foretell how much muscle (to the pound) they are going to build this year in order to accurately determine their precise protein requirements going forward? Taking in way more protein than your body needs (as explained in this video) does not force your body to utilize it to build muscle - irrespective of what Huberman and his guests may opine.

[@NatrajChaturvedi]

@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Hmm. You definitely make a good argument both in the video and here too. I personally am stuck in the gym (my left side just wont progress and is being a bottleneck in dumbell exercises) so I am seeing if increasing protein intake helps. Got a feeling it wont be the magic bullet that makes me grow like Mike and you say.

[@GF-dk9ue]

Excuse me Mr. Little, I've heard in some of the Mr. Mentzer seminars that he recommended 25% of the caloric intake of protein, 15% fats and 60% carbs, then why 0.8 per bodyweight ? I' m just curious maybe I did not understood enough well the explanation. Thank you

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@@GF-dk9ue That’s a good question. Mike did indeed say up to 25% protein. This would probably give you more than 0.8 per bodyweight, but it is still considerably lower than the protein sales people would want you to believe. Mike’s point was that you don’t need that much protein to build muscle. As you may have seen in the video, the precise amount of protein to take on a daily basis is a bit of a moving target, but if you follow the RDA you do so knowing that there is a margin of excess in there to look after growth. If you follow the 25% protein recommendation, you simply have a bigger margin, but still not excessively bigger.

[@GF-dk9ue]

​@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGEthank you really much for the answer , I really appreciate your kindness. Just a consideration of mine, as a natural non competing athlete planning a mass diet on a 25% of protein intake, while I weight 85kilograms, means that i should eat about 200 grams of protein and i thought that's an insane amount on a bulk because I' m eating the same quantity in a caloric defict while not following Mr. Mentzer advices. That's because i was confused. Last year I bought two books, one of yours, HIT the Mike Mentzer Way and the second is Heavy Duty Memoir written by Kevin Dye, and since I applied the HIT theory on my workout i only gained in performance and also in size (also calves!!!), also by usin it combined with the Hatfield method (which I would really be pleased to hear your opinion due to his scientific claims and cellular biology studies and claims), the most important things I want to say are that I discovered to be overtrained because bad health conditions, always moody, difficulties in sleeping, binge eating, I felt pain randomly in my joints, I won't say spending but literally I was wasting thousands of money on supplements and wasting time in the gym with almost zero progress. My mentality was about hoping a miracle in my workouts, supplements or diet that could bring me top results. I can say that the most important things we can learn from the uncrowned Mr. Olympia is thinking and using your brain to search for the truth and for the best. Thank you for your dedication, Mr. Little RIP Mentzer Brothers

[@GF-dk9ue]

​@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGEthank you really much for answering my question, I would like to know your opinion on the Frederick Hatfield training method which was based on scientific researches and I red some articles about his cancer being cured with low carbs diet which is exactly the opposite of the HIT diet. Nowadays there are tons of video promoting vegans, carnivore or other kind of diet claiming to be the answer to health problem and to be the only real human diet and I suppose there must be a sort of economic interest in certain ways or maybe it's connected to the blood type diet, maybe It's just ignorance.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@@GF-dk9ue There most certainly are economic interests at play in promoting almost anything, not just diets, these days. That’s why Mike counselled that we should spend just as much time developing our minds (via learning the rules and fallacies of logic and critically examining such claims as we encounter on the Internet). All diet advocates claim science as their ally, whether high carb, low carb, high protein, lower protein or high Fat or low fat, and each can comb through the science literature to find studies that support their position. Some studies are good, others not so good, some are funded by supplement companies, and it can be a full-time job checking whether or not their conclusions logically follow from their premises. given that all diets can draw support from the science literature, I tend to side with Mike that a well balanced diet has ample scientific support and evolutionary history behind it to make it a reasonable way to proceed. I would be cautious of those who are selling something with their diets, such as supplements, for as soon as commercialism is involved, you have reason to be skeptical. I don’t think a steady diet of processed foods is healthy, any more than a steady diet of supplements are healthy, as they are processed themselves. However, I also don’t think our livers are beneath the task of, breaking down any toxic elements and excreting them from our systems should you occasionally eat some processed food or a piece of cake. The problem seems to be over consumption. We simply eat too much, which is not surprising given that our species lived for eons in an environment of food scarcity. Consequently, we developed a very strong inclination for survival purposes to consume any energy that we were fortunate enough to happen upon. Presently, however, this same biological creature finds itself in an environment of food abundance, which makes it almost a certainty that we are going to overconsume. That is why, as Mike indicated, it is important to know what our maintenance need of calories is, and not go above it very dramatically. Excess glucose, insulin, etc., combined with not draining glycogen out of our muscles on a weekly basis, can be a prescription For metabolic catastrophe. But excess glucose levels can be created by over consuming any or all of the macronutrients. “Eat a little bit of everything and not too much of anything“ was Mike’s advice. And that in itself would moderate the glucose levels present in most peoples’ systems. As for Fred Hatfield, I did read his book many years ago, and there was some good science information within it. His diet recommendations came much later in life, I believe. Not knowing the man personally, nor his medical history, I really can’t comment on whether or not a low-carb diet, per se, was the sole factor for curing or diminishing whatever cancer he may have had. It has been shown that certain amino acids from protein also fuel cancer cells, so perhaps in his case he was over-consuming macronutrients generally and developed a metabolic condition from excess glucose levels, which were reduced upon tightening up his diet as he did. Again, in such case, it would not have been the particular macronutrient he chose to embrace so much as the reduced glucose levels in his system that may have helped. But again, I don’t know what his medical history was.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

@Lucky-e5p Thanks very much for the kind words and all the best.

[@huhwhatomg]

lol so many people aren't ready for this truth

[@DG-nb6fe]

At 25% protein, a 2000 day calorie diet has 125 grams protein. 2500 calorie day diet has 156 grams protein. 3000 calorie day diet has 188 grams protein. So why were these dudes eating less than 150 grams protein day?

[@ryanbijoy1703]

Just for knowledge purpose people who take steroids and who are in compatitive bodybuilding do they need more than 0.8gm??

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Dr. Doug McGuff uploaded a fascinating video on KZbin not that long ago in which he discussed a study that revealed that those who took steroids (synthetic testosterone) in dosages of 600 mg and did not train, produced 43% greater gains in lean body mass than those who trained without steroids. In addition, those who took steroids and trained, gained 6.1 kg of lean mass - literally triple what those obtained who did not use steroids. (Dr. Doug McGuff. “Enhanced vs Unenhanced Training Results.” KZbin video, January 15, 2024 at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJubeqijpJx9rbM) If you are taking a substance that allows you to build three times the amount of muscle that you would normally, it stands to reason that the protein synthesis going on inside your body is three times greater. Consequently, steroid users can certainly make use of additional quantities of protein. In fact, a knee-jerk conclusion might be that it would be up to three times more. However, having said this, Mike was able to build large muscles while on steroids using only 70 g of protein per day. So it’s a tough question to answer definitively as clearly there evidently is a genetic component to the equation.

[@shuberpreet_singh_]

Can a beginner do hit workout.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

Absolutely.

[@anissomrani946]

Thats a must to do

[@HragFarraGaming]

So I weight 170lbs, I should multiply that by what? I was confused to the calculations as the video mentioned 3.6/lb of bodyweight.

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

0.8 per kilogram of bodyweight. Take your bodyweight in pounds and divide it by 2.2. Then multiply the number you get by .8 - this will give you how many grams of protein you need per day.

[@HragFarraGaming]

Why 2.2 again? I calculated it and it's 62g of protein consumption per day. I've been consuming 100-170g per day depending on if I'm working out in that day. How we were so wrong...

[@aliyma]

​@@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE Hi John, Another great video, commentary, information and evidence! Please help me under how is it 0.8 grams per KG and 3.6 per pound? Each KG has 2.2 pounds so when having 0.8 x 2.2 = 1.76. Appreciate your input 🙏

[@alexandarGru]

​​@@aliyma It was an unintentional mistake, he meant 0.36lbs.

[@aliyma]

​@@alexandarGru Thanks a lot 👍

[@redtocila-coach]

So I weight 205lbs. How much protein do I need to grow massive muscles

[@jakew2350]

Eat .8g per pound, that is found to be the best and upper limit. If you get less you will still grow good just not optimal

[@0_Hama_0]

👏👏👏

[@megahal7246]

Did you know mike personally? Did he coach you,was your friend or something?

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

I did. For over 20 years.

[@yTcensored24]

So the 1g of protein per pound of lean muscle mass is true after all.

[@cuchulainn1967]

1 gram ( actually 0.8grams) per kilogram, not pound!..Did you not watch the clip?!

[@yTcensored24]

​@@cuchulainn1967 bro, I said per pound of "lean" muscle mass, did you read my comment?? 90 pounds of skeletal muscle mass is not the same as 200 pounds of total weight

[@ryanleclaire3948]

Your body does use the excess protein for other functions, so I like to go over a little bit to be on the safe side, personally

[@cuchulainn1967]

@@yTcensored24 Well, " lean weight" is always the entire body-mass ( blood, bones, organs and muscles) without fat content. So, any recommendation is always for lean mass total, which, again, always includes all tissues, except fat!!!!!

[@cuchulainn1967]

@@yTcensored24 All recommendations are always for total lean body-mass (which includes bones, blood, organs and muscles) without the fat content!!!

[@megahal7246]

But What you said contradicts Mike's Protein Intake According to Mike 25% of your diet should be protein A person with 2500 calories,60 kg weight needs to take about 156 g of protein according to Mike's Diet

[@HEAVYDUTYCOLLEGE]

You are absolutely correct. After speaking with nutritional scientists, Mike shared their conclusions that a well-balanced diet was comprised of up to 60% carbohydrates, up to 25% protein and up to 15% fats. However, when asked about what these same scientists recommended specifically for protein intake, rather than simply a sliding percentage scale, the scientists indicated that the RDAs were probably sufficient. So, Mike was simply sharing what he had learned about nutrition from nutritional scientists. The main point he was trying to make was it you didn’t need hundreds of grams of protein every day in order to build muscle, but considerably less than that. Mike himself seldom consumed more than 60 g of protein per day. But, for those who believe that you have to have a minimum of 100 g per day, and there are many people who believe this, Mike’s percentage dietary recommendations will put their minds at ease.

[@hectors8133]

25:35

[@KingKenKen]

3.6x170 is a lot😂

[@tonykipperman9168]

It's 170/ 3.6 = 47.22 gr a day

[@tonykipperman9168]

And I gained 1.09 kg over 2.2 lbs of muscle in 4 days on that amount. It's intensity of effort not food

[@EdFlotard]

He meant .36​@@tonykipperman9168

[@alexandarGru]

In other words, Mike was recommending dominantly plant diet. He knew back then what most don't know even today.

[@rob5598]

No he wasn't. He preached a balanced diet. Not vegan🙄🤦‍♂️

[@alexandarGru]

@@rob5598 where exactly did I say "vegan"? I said dominantly plant diet, and as you may or may not know, 60% of something accounts for the majority of it.

[@hoseinayan942]

worst bodybuilder in history

[@iandavies6474]

Mummy not giving you enough attention? 😢

[@Alex-------]

Imagine having the free time to post on channels of those you dislike. You are I'm afraid to say it, wasting your life. May I suggest finding something you enjoy to fill your time with ❤

[@zzt231gr]

Explain 🍼

[@Lonewolf__666]

If Mike is the worst bodybuilder, Arnold is the worst human being.

[@l.piekha100]

dude got a perfect score

[@Thebestoneintheworldha]

U consume around 1800 kcal carbs, 600 kcal fat and 150g or 600 kcal of protein