snake
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For all the iron vets who just said, "Oh fuuk, here we go again" hear me out.
The number that's always thrown around that the body can digest is anywhere between 35-50 grams of protein in a 4 hr period. For argument sake, let's go with that and factor in a good nights rest when you are not eating. Then that means a person can only make use of 140-200 grams a day and over that, it is stored or disposed of depending on who you talk to.
Using even the top end of 200 grams of protein, that would imply that everyone would have a maximum potential of 200 grams. Here's where it doesn't pass the sniff test for me. All things being equal with training, rest and proper diet, that would put a ceiling on everyone. So the taller guys could only build the same amount of muscle as a shorter guy could. You would think a 5-4" guy would be much more massive then a 6'-4 guy but just not the case.
I know there's other factors that go into building muscle and I am over simplifying this but damn, on the surface it just doesn't add up in the real world.
Okay, have at it!
The number that's always thrown around that the body can digest is anywhere between 35-50 grams of protein in a 4 hr period. For argument sake, let's go with that and factor in a good nights rest when you are not eating. Then that means a person can only make use of 140-200 grams a day and over that, it is stored or disposed of depending on who you talk to.
Using even the top end of 200 grams of protein, that would imply that everyone would have a maximum potential of 200 grams. Here's where it doesn't pass the sniff test for me. All things being equal with training, rest and proper diet, that would put a ceiling on everyone. So the taller guys could only build the same amount of muscle as a shorter guy could. You would think a 5-4" guy would be much more massive then a 6'-4 guy but just not the case.
I know there's other factors that go into building muscle and I am over simplifying this but damn, on the surface it just doesn't add up in the real world.
Okay, have at it!
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