Really appreciate your taking the time to comment and for tuning in. It's been really hard watching all those people believing in the need for tons of protein for all those years just the way I did when I was younger and not realizing at the end of the day that it was all about selling supplements and never based on any evidence based science.
The global perspective on this is extremely enlightening and appreciated. It not only opens this content to non-steroid users but to people training and learning all of the world and we all get a chance to relate to and see our own circumstances talked about while also being introduced to others.
Yep! That's the same with me I only take in between 80-100 grams a day. I just tru to make sur eit's lean & clean protein. Fat free Greek yogurt, Fat-free cottage cheese, eggs, tuna & other fish, chicken breast, etc. eggs are my favorite tho. Other people don't like it when I eat a dozen for some stinking reason??? LMAO! But seriously, so many think they need tons of protein and go way overboard thinking it will magically make their muscles grow. The only thing that happens is their body fat goes up.
That would be a whole series, and I will indeed look into making it happen as I do know a thing or two from the years I have been working out at home now. Thanks for tuning in!!!
Of course! And it's my pleasure! Any subjects my subscribers ask about that isn't well covered I will always do my best to put out a video on!! Thanks again!!!
Thank you for posting this. I am in some FB weight lifting forums where people are advocating 1-2 g per protein per pound per day. I find this to be an impossible and expensive task. The way they are doing it is consuming a pound of beef per day along with multiple servings of protein powder. Who can eat like that?? I recall when I was younger I was a very muscular 210lb 6foot guy at 8% body fat natural- and I never tracked protein at all. So thank you again for clearing up the bro science. 💪🏼
Really glad it helped you make sense of it, it's a great way to make folks feel like they need a protein shake here and there to reach those ridiculously high protein intakes but from personal experience and observing so many others over the years, it does absolutely nothing to increase muscle growth for natural athletes.
This is all so fascinating! Lately I've been watching a lot of resistance training content, and your video just popped up in my recommendations. I'm glad it did! Im a vegan, and relatively new to structured resistance training (almost a yr on a structured plan). I've been thinking that the protein recommendations are overblown, but there so much research on it, it's hard to wade through it all. I started out at about .7g/ lb of body weight, but I've been thinking about increasing it to 1g/lb (because I don't want to potentially inhibit any progress I could make). Now that I've seen your video, I feel I should rethink that increase. 🤔🤔
@@naturallyintense thanks for the speedy response! I saw in another comment, you have different Ideas about protein requirements on a cut. I am on an 8 week cut, but it's only about 300 calories. Im in week 5, I'm losing a little less than a pound a week, and my strength hasn't dipped to an appreciable amount.
@@sonja4164 I think it might be helpful to increase protein intake if you are restricting your calories to the point of deficit. So 0.8 to 1 gram at the higher ends but it's never a blanket rule. See how you feel strength wise. If there is a decline then up protein levels, try and also bring calories up slightly and make sure carbs are not too low.
Thank you and much respect to you. I’m 73 and competed as a natural bodybuilder in the late 80’s, I have to admit at that time I was doing large amounts of protein but realized the insanity some years ago. Now I’m trying to ward off sarcopenia and at least maintain my 170 lb. bodyweight though I’d like to get closer to my 185 lb. competition weight. I was surprised to find out 2 years ago that my testosterone was 752, so it seems the potential is still there. However, lifting intensely and heavy at this point is difficult as my body doesn't handle it well at my age. I’ll keep pushing as much as I can. BTW, I’ve been to Trinidad and Tobago and loved it. Take care.
Thanks so much for watching and the key is to focus on intensity and as you said, push as hard as you can. Don't worry too much about the weight, as the numbers will go up slowly over time but what's most important is that your muscle mass will increase over time as well. And most of all, if it hurts in a bad way, which you will know from years of training, don't do it, but what you can do, go all out with it!!! All the best and thanks again for watching!!!
Yahooooo. At last 👍 Somebody is talking up. Thank you so much for your video. I keep telling the young guys at the gym that by the way only train for about an hour or so every other day to stop taking protein shakes and protein supplements. As you say they only follow the masses, not really knowing what the long term effects are of their actions.
Thanks so much for tuning in, Peter and it's a sad state as it's all about marketing and making a buck these days in the fitness arena and it wasn't always this way. It's not popular but someone has to tell it like it is. Thanks again for the support!!!
very good. I'm 16 years old, I've been training since I was 14 and I follow your training approach and I'm having great results. My last leg day I did 5 exercises in total and spent 50 minutes in the gym, as the sets were so intense that I needed at least 4.5 minutes to rest.
Keep it going as this is the most productive time of your life and it's when you will make the most gains. So stick with it and congratulations on finding your way on the Path on the early side!!!
Hi Kevin could you do a video on the routine you followed to build your body, have your dvd, is that the routine you done? I know one of your other videos, saying you worked out 3x a week? Thanks
The video is in the works and I trained 4-5 days a week from 14-16 and from 16-17 on when I made my most gains I was training as I do now, 3 times a week high intensity.
This has been my experience. Total calorie intake is more important than massive grams of protein. I can alter my protein intake between 100-170 grams (.6-1g per lb of body weight), and I don’t notice any difference, but if I drop below maintenance calories, it has a pretty immediate effect in the gym. If I go way above maintenance, I just get fat, lol.
Thanks for watching and I will do an updated video on what I eat now as I think it's important to reaffirm how little you also need once you have built muscle. Thanks again!!!
I'm looking forward to testing this for myself but I'm currently cutting - if 0.6 - 0.7 grams of protein per lb works for building and maintaining - how many grams of protein per lb do you recommend for cutting?
Thanks for tuning in, Eric and it depends on energy restriction and activity. My approach is a bit different, there's never any cardio (and I never did any myself) and I use a slow and steady "decompression" approach" that never becomes severely energy restrictive. So between 0.8 to 1 gram per pound seems to be the sweet spot. That said, I have seen natural athletes lose significant muscle mass eating as much as 1.5 grams per pound once carbs are restricted and cardio is involved. So there might be a threshold where no matter what you do there's going to be severe muscle loss and that needs to be kept in mind.
@@naturallyintense thanks for the reply. I do some LISS cardio so I don’t have to go as low with my calories and keep my carbs as high as possible while getting adequate protein. What’s your rate of loss in “decompression” - I shoot for about .5% - 1% of body weight loss in lbs per week.
@@ericplein5664 It depends again on where you are in the cut. And I am not a big adherent of using the scale any more than absolutely necessary, as the mirror and strength levels in the gym tell the tale a bit more accurately in my experience.
This is an amazing video and something `i wish I knew years ago before eating too much protein just got me fat!! Now in my mid 40's and the last few years I have realised the whole protein thing is a scam to sell supplements. great video and subscribed!!
@@naturallyintense Kevin - I'm 6ft at 195lbs. Probably round 18% bodyfat. I have recently lost a little over 20lbs by cutting calories (down to around 1,800-2100 a day with a weekly refeed meal).. I train 2x full body workouts a week in the gym. Try to get a home bodyweight workout in too. I am aiming to lose another 10-14lbs then will aim to gain some muscle. Would you say I'd be ok on 120g a day while losing and then when aiming to gain muscle just increase my carbs more (currently get in about 40g a day of fat too)?
@@PaulnJenna Hi Pablo! First off, congrats on what you've achieved as it's awesome, but bear in mind that if you are in a deficit, you need more protein. You can build muscle with as little as 120 grams a of protein daily, but if you are cutting, it is going to be critical that you keep protein levels higher than normal and don't ever drop carbs too low. As both are key to preserving muscle mass when in deficit.
@@naturallyintense ok I was wondering if I should increase the protein while cutting. You think around 140g? maybe more (150g)? thank you so much for taking the time to answer!!
Hi Kevin, from your experience training natural athletes, have you come across anyone whose been able to build quads that look as excessive as those of enhanced lifters?
Aesthetics is first and foremost but I always found that there is a degree of leanness where it accentuates aesthetics. So it's in a way one and the same.
I began consuming a lot of protein after two years on a fish diet. I gained a gut once I began eating poultry. Fish does not contain a lot of fats, meats do.
I would but here is the problem, we don't really know what the long term effects of prolonged protein shake use is so far as it hasn't been that long since it became a standard for almost everyone. We do know that there may be some cancer links, but it's not conclusive as there is a possibility that it may be the contaminants in the supplements that are responsible.
Thanks Kevin. I appreciate your feedback. Just a bit of my background. I was a non competitive marathon runner as well as a 1 mile open water swimmer. I am now a Personal Trainer at a gym. I have never taken any drugs or supplements. I am lean and do not have much to show off, as I do not have a muscle sculptured body, but my muscles are strong. I do totally believe in naturally building. What is the big rush anyway, if you are not competing as most of the young gym users are never going to compete anyway. My outlook is build slowly and with strength. Thanks for a great channel.
@@petervanderheever5636 Peter, it sounds like you are a bit more than you think, which is the very embodiment of what natural bodybuilding is supposed to be and thanks again!!!
I've trained for 35 years, and in my case, consuming over 1.5g protein per kilo of bodyweight, so 150g/day in my case, leaves me putting on bodyfat and having issues going to the toilet!! 😂 So Kevin's summary seems spot on to me. Remember, the Weider Bros in cahoots with Arnold in the 70-80's took us all for a ride to empty our pockets 😅
In my observations there is a point whereby excessive protein intake only increases the mass around your waist rather than anything else and they did indeed have us for a while! Thanks for watching!!!
@@naturallyintense I appreciate your response. I wasn't expecting you to. Well done, but I am displeased that you don't have far more views and subscribers. I have binge watched your videos since I found your channel three days ago and I cannot seem to stop. Best wishes.
The love of money is the root of all evil...that is why information like this is hard to find and is mainly for those who really want to find it. The algorithm favors ideas that are able to be monetized it seems.
Thank you...half a gram per pound of body weight you want to weigh...if your 180lbs and want to weigh 200lbs of muscle. Then consume 100 grams of protein a day!
Or phrased differently. You aren't a very good judge of what is natural and what isn't, as you missed the mark on that one by far. I'm lifetime drug free and by no means anywhere near the best of what drug free training can produce. Take a look at my other video on what natural bodybuilders really look like and you might be surprised to see what can be achieved.
I will give it a try. Mainly because protein (meat) is so expensive. Instead of 1 gram per pound I will try around 0.7 and make up the loss of calories with carbs.
@@naturallyintense It has been difficult lowering my protein intake everyday. The food I eat still has a considerable amount of protein in it (bread, yogurt, cheese, oats, milk etc.) Intake is lower but only by about 20-30 grams of protein. But with this reduction in protein I see no reduction in muscle size/strength and performance is still great. I am only 5'6 (3/4) and weigh about 195lb, I was eating about 190-220 grams of protein per day. My body fat% is probably around 12-16%, I assume this because I have visible abs, striations in shoulders and chest, I can see all quads when flexed, hamstring separation from the side etc. + very visible vascularity. Been lifting off and on for about 20 years. I'm 39 years old. Probably 13 of those years were spent lifting with intensity/consistently, lifting 4-6 days a week.
Hey Kevin, this video was awesome and very insightful. Thank you 🙏🏽 I was thinking that a conversation between you and Dr.Pak would be really interesting. You greatly emphasize the Minimum Effective Dose, and his PhD is in that exact same thing. However, your methods do differ in a couple of ways, and it would be cool to see what you guys agree and disagree on.
Thanks so much for watching, and I can't say I know him but if he did want to have a dialogue I would be open to it, but it's nothing particularly new. It's just unfortunately seldom applied in the realms of muscle building and or nutrition these days as everything is mostly marketing based and not evidence based.
At almost 65 with over 50 years of training.i can say a lot of what you say makes perfect sense..it unfortunate we have been lied to for decades..
Really appreciate your taking the time to comment and for tuning in. It's been really hard watching all those people believing in the need for tons of protein for all those years just the way I did when I was younger and not realizing at the end of the day that it was all about selling supplements and never based on any evidence based science.
The global perspective on this is extremely enlightening and appreciated. It not only opens this content to non-steroid users but to people training and learning all of the world and we all get a chance to relate to and see our own circumstances talked about while also being introduced to others.
Best YT chanel I ever see about bodybuilding nutrition and workout ! Thanks bro !!!!
Means a lot to hear that and thanks a million!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Channel spelled with 2 n
Switched to high carb low fat and moderate protein. I have so much energy and sleep is way better 😊
This is an epic video. You are on the level of Mike Mentzer to me.
Really appreciate that, my brother!!!
Happy and pumped up after watching the video again Kevin
👊🏾
Yep! That's the same with me I only take in between 80-100 grams a day. I just tru to make sur eit's lean & clean protein. Fat free Greek yogurt, Fat-free cottage cheese, eggs, tuna & other fish, chicken breast, etc. eggs are my favorite tho. Other people don't like it when I eat a dozen for some stinking reason??? LMAO! But seriously, so many think they need tons of protein and go way overboard thinking it will magically make their muscles grow. The only thing that happens is their body fat goes up.
Very educational! Thank you!! Would like to see a video regarding suggestions for a home gym.
That would be a whole series, and I will indeed look into making it happen as I do know a thing or two from the years I have been working out at home now. Thanks for tuning in!!!
Thank you so much for this! Answers all of my questions. Going to make my life so much easier.
Always more than happy to help!!!
Excellent info, thanks!!
Good video Kevin.greetings from Malaysia
Thanks, Munis and all the best from over here in New York!!!
Wow, thanks for posting this video! I asked about this in your last video, super cool that you made it!
Of course! And it's my pleasure! Any subjects my subscribers ask about that isn't well covered I will always do my best to put out a video on!! Thanks again!!!
This Dude's a genius
"Genius" might be a bit of a strong word but thanks so much!!!
Thank you for posting this. I am in some FB weight lifting forums where people are advocating 1-2 g per protein per pound per day. I find this to be an impossible and expensive task. The way they are doing it is consuming a pound of beef per day along with multiple servings of protein powder. Who can eat like that?? I recall when I was younger I was a very muscular 210lb 6foot guy at 8% body fat natural- and I never tracked protein at all. So thank you again for clearing up the bro science. 💪🏼
Really glad it helped you make sense of it, it's a great way to make folks feel like they need a protein shake here and there to reach those ridiculously high protein intakes but from personal experience and observing so many others over the years, it does absolutely nothing to increase muscle growth for natural athletes.
This is all so fascinating! Lately I've been watching a lot of resistance training content, and your video just popped up in my recommendations. I'm glad it did!
Im a vegan, and relatively new to structured resistance training (almost a yr on a structured plan). I've been thinking that the protein recommendations are overblown, but there so much research on it, it's hard to wade through it all.
I started out at about .7g/ lb of body weight, but I've been thinking about increasing it to 1g/lb (because I don't want to potentially inhibit any progress I could make).
Now that I've seen your video, I feel I should rethink that increase. 🤔🤔
Thanks so much for tuning in and if you are really hitting it hard in the gym, 0.7 gram per pound should be more than enough!!! Thanks again!!!
@@naturallyintense thanks for the speedy response!
I saw in another comment, you have different Ideas about protein requirements on a cut. I am on an 8 week cut, but it's only about 300 calories. Im in week 5, I'm losing a little less than a pound a week, and my strength hasn't dipped to an appreciable amount.
@@sonja4164 I think it might be helpful to increase protein intake if you are restricting your calories to the point of deficit. So 0.8 to 1 gram at the higher ends but it's never a blanket rule. See how you feel strength wise. If there is a decline then up protein levels, try and also bring calories up slightly and make sure carbs are not too low.
@@naturallyintense very good, thanks again.
I subscribed 🙏🏾
Thank you and much respect to you. I’m 73 and competed as a natural bodybuilder in the late 80’s, I have to admit at that time I was doing large amounts of protein but realized the insanity some years ago. Now I’m trying to ward off sarcopenia and at least maintain my 170 lb. bodyweight though I’d like to get closer to my 185 lb. competition weight. I was surprised to find out 2 years ago that my testosterone was 752, so it seems the potential is still there. However, lifting intensely and heavy at this point is difficult as my body doesn't handle it well at my age. I’ll keep pushing as much as I can. BTW, I’ve been to Trinidad and Tobago and loved it. Take care.
Thanks so much for watching and the key is to focus on intensity and as you said, push as hard as you can. Don't worry too much about the weight, as the numbers will go up slowly over time but what's most important is that your muscle mass will increase over time as well. And most of all, if it hurts in a bad way, which you will know from years of training, don't do it, but what you can do, go all out with it!!! All the best and thanks again for watching!!!
@@naturallyintense Thanks, appreciate it.
Yahooooo.
At last 👍
Somebody is talking up. Thank you so much for your video. I keep telling the young guys at the gym that by the way only train for about an hour or so every other day to stop taking protein shakes and protein supplements. As you say they only follow the masses, not really knowing what the long term effects are of their actions.
Thanks so much for tuning in, Peter and it's a sad state as it's all about marketing and making a buck these days in the fitness arena and it wasn't always this way. It's not popular but someone has to tell it like it is. Thanks again for the support!!!
Your videos are extremely interesting
Thanks, Shameer!
Good job brother!! Very informative and accurate video!!! I immediately subscribe and thank you for your content
Tom, thanks so much for taking the time to look at my work!!! Really appreciate it!!!
very good. I'm 16 years old, I've been training since I was 14 and I follow your training approach and I'm having great results. My last leg day I did 5 exercises in total and spent 50 minutes in the gym, as the sets were so intense that I needed at least 4.5 minutes to rest.
Keep it going as this is the most productive time of your life and it's when you will make the most gains. So stick with it and congratulations on finding your way on the Path on the early side!!!
I love your videos Kevin, you are a great inspiration for natural trainees...
I really appreciate that and thanks so much for watching!!!!
Thank you for stating this fact because so many people ruin the kidney and liver function by trying to process so much protein
Hi Kevin could you do a video on the routine you followed to build your body, have your dvd, is that the routine you done? I know one of your other videos, saying you worked out 3x a week? Thanks
The video is in the works and I trained 4-5 days a week from 14-16 and from 16-17 on when I made my most gains I was training as I do now, 3 times a week high intensity.
Thanks so much Kevin.
From Australia.
And thank you for the support!!! All the best from New York!!!
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, appreciated.
And thanks so much for watching!!!
This has been my experience.
Total calorie intake is more important than massive grams of protein.
I can alter my protein intake between 100-170 grams (.6-1g per lb of body weight), and I don’t notice any difference, but if I drop below maintenance calories, it has a pretty immediate effect in the gym. If I go way above maintenance, I just get fat, lol.
Thanks for watching and I will do an updated video on what I eat now as I think it's important to reaffirm how little you also need once you have built muscle. Thanks again!!!
I'm looking forward to testing this for myself but I'm currently cutting - if 0.6 - 0.7 grams of protein per lb works for building and maintaining - how many grams of protein per lb do you recommend for cutting?
Thanks for tuning in, Eric and it depends on energy restriction and activity. My approach is a bit different, there's never any cardio (and I never did any myself) and I use a slow and steady "decompression" approach" that never becomes severely energy restrictive. So between 0.8 to 1 gram per pound seems to be the sweet spot. That said, I have seen natural athletes lose significant muscle mass eating as much as 1.5 grams per pound once carbs are restricted and cardio is involved. So there might be a threshold where no matter what you do there's going to be severe muscle loss and that needs to be kept in mind.
@@naturallyintense thanks for the reply. I do some LISS cardio so I don’t have to go as low with my calories and keep my carbs as high as possible while getting adequate protein. What’s your rate of loss in “decompression” - I shoot for about .5% - 1% of body weight loss in lbs per week.
@@ericplein5664 It depends again on where you are in the cut. And I am not a big adherent of using the scale any more than absolutely necessary, as the mirror and strength levels in the gym tell the tale a bit more accurately in my experience.
Love guys that train like u and tell the truth .Thank u My Man great information .Bronx Love 183
And thanks for tuning in, my brother in iron!!! Much love from Brooklyn!!!
Thank you brother
My pleasure!!! It's an honor to be able to help!!!
This is an amazing video and something `i wish I knew years ago before eating too much protein just got me fat!! Now in my mid 40's and the last few years I have realised the whole protein thing is a scam to sell supplements. great video and subscribed!!
Thanks so much, Pablo! And I wished I knew as well when I just started out as it was a lot a money wasted back then!!!
@@naturallyintense Kevin - I'm 6ft at 195lbs. Probably round 18% bodyfat. I have recently lost a little over 20lbs by cutting calories (down to around 1,800-2100 a day with a weekly refeed meal).. I train 2x full body workouts a week in the gym. Try to get a home bodyweight workout in too. I am aiming to lose another 10-14lbs then will aim to gain some muscle. Would you say I'd be ok on 120g a day while losing and then when aiming to gain muscle just increase my carbs more (currently get in about 40g a day of fat too)?
@@PaulnJenna Hi Pablo! First off, congrats on what you've achieved as it's awesome, but bear in mind that if you are in a deficit, you need more protein. You can build muscle with as little as 120 grams a of protein daily, but if you are cutting, it is going to be critical that you keep protein levels higher than normal and don't ever drop carbs too low.
As both are key to preserving muscle mass when in deficit.
@@naturallyintense ok I was wondering if I should increase the protein while cutting. You think around 140g? maybe more (150g)? thank you so much for taking the time to answer!!
@@PaulnJenna Always happy to help whenever I can and I would say at least 150 grams.
Thankyou Kevin.
And thank you, Jay!!! Really appreciate the support!!!
@@naturallyintense not a problem Kevin. Just trying to learn as much as possible.
Hi Kevin, from your experience training natural athletes, have you come across anyone whose been able to build quads that look as excessive as those of enhanced lifters?
Nope! Not even close! I have seen some very impressive legs on the natural side but never anything comparable to the men or women or drugs.
During your bodybuilding career what was your main aim being shredded or being aesthetic or the combination of both??
Aesthetics is first and foremost but I always found that there is a degree of leanness where it accentuates aesthetics. So it's in a way one and the same.
I began consuming a lot of protein after two years on a fish diet. I gained a gut once I began eating poultry. Fish does not contain a lot of fats, meats do.
Salmon and chicken have around the same amount of fat.
Please could you make a video of the long term effects on the body and organs of taking too much protein.
I would but here is the problem, we don't really know what the long term effects of prolonged protein shake use is so far as it hasn't been that long since it became a standard for almost everyone. We do know that there may be some cancer links, but it's not conclusive as there is a possibility that it may be the contaminants in the supplements that are responsible.
Thanks Kevin.
I appreciate your feedback.
Just a bit of my background.
I was a non competitive marathon runner as well as a 1 mile open water swimmer. I am now a Personal Trainer at a gym.
I have never taken any drugs or supplements. I am lean and do not have much to show off, as I do not have a muscle sculptured body, but my muscles are strong. I do totally believe in naturally building. What is the big rush anyway, if you are not competing as most of the young gym users are never going to compete anyway. My outlook is build slowly and with strength.
Thanks for a great channel.
@@petervanderheever5636 Peter, it sounds like you are a bit more than you think, which is the very embodiment of what natural bodybuilding is supposed to be and thanks again!!!
Thank you
And thank you for watching!!!
I've trained for 35 years, and in my case, consuming over 1.5g protein per kilo of bodyweight, so 150g/day in my case, leaves me putting on bodyfat and having issues going to the toilet!! 😂 So Kevin's summary seems spot on to me. Remember, the Weider Bros in cahoots with Arnold in the 70-80's took us all for a ride to empty our pockets 😅
In my observations there is a point whereby excessive protein intake only increases the mass around your waist rather than anything else and they did indeed have us for a while! Thanks for watching!!!
Super great information thank u 58 strong
👊🏽
I am speechless. Nevertheless, many thanks for this video and the highly valuable information. It's truly appreciated.
And thanks so much for taking the time to look at my work!!!
@@naturallyintense I appreciate your response. I wasn't expecting you to. Well done, but I am displeased that you don't have far more views and subscribers. I have binge watched your videos since I found your channel three days ago and I cannot seem to stop. Best wishes.
thanks awesome !
Thank you somuch 🙏
The love of money is the root of all evil...that is why information like this is hard to find and is mainly for those who really want to find it. The algorithm favors ideas that are able to be monetized it seems.
Thank you...half a gram per pound of body weight you want to weigh...if your 180lbs and want to weigh 200lbs of muscle. Then consume 100 grams of protein a day!
I also wish I was taller lol, but I'm only 5'2 😥
How does your diet look?
Back then, peanut butter sandwiches mostly. Chicken, fish and a small amount of beef for protein and rice and oatmeal mostly as my carbs.
@@naturallyintense thank you very much. And today?
Hello. That pic on 0:41 isn't naturall
Or phrased differently. You aren't a very good judge of what is natural and what isn't, as you missed the mark on that one by far. I'm lifetime drug free and by no means anywhere near the best of what drug free training can produce. Take a look at my other video on what natural bodybuilders really look like and you might be surprised to see what can be achieved.
I will give it a try. Mainly because protein (meat) is so expensive. Instead of 1 gram per pound I will try around 0.7 and make up the loss of calories with carbs.
Thanks for watching and let me know how it goes!!!
@@naturallyintense It has been difficult lowering my protein intake everyday. The food I eat still has a considerable amount of protein in it (bread, yogurt, cheese, oats, milk etc.) Intake is lower but only by about 20-30 grams of protein. But with this reduction in protein I see no reduction in muscle size/strength and performance is still great. I am only 5'6 (3/4) and weigh about 195lb, I was eating about 190-220 grams of protein per day. My body fat% is probably around 12-16%, I assume this because I have visible abs, striations in shoulders and chest, I can see all quads when flexed, hamstring separation from the side etc. + very visible vascularity.
Been lifting off and on for about 20 years. I'm 39 years old. Probably 13 of those years were spent lifting with intensity/consistently, lifting 4-6 days a week.
Hey Kevin, this video was awesome and very insightful. Thank you 🙏🏽
I was thinking that a conversation between you and Dr.Pak would be really interesting. You greatly emphasize the Minimum Effective Dose, and his PhD is in that exact same thing. However, your methods do differ in a couple of ways, and it would be cool to see what you guys agree and disagree on.
Thanks so much for watching, and I can't say I know him but if he did want to have a dialogue I would be open to it, but it's nothing particularly new. It's just unfortunately seldom applied in the realms of muscle building and or nutrition these days as everything is mostly marketing based and not evidence based.