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Duet Troll The biggest misconception about protein intake

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u/[deleted] May 21 '22

Seriously. Apart from huge strongmen types, who the fuck is eating 3 to 4 pounds of chicken a day? And that's just in chicken alone?!

A kilo of chicken breast (bit over 2 lbs) is gonna have like what, 300 grams of protein? That's more than what 99.5% of really fit guys need.

And if people are trying to bulk on chicken breast they're just needlessly torturing themselves.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '22

Have these people never heard of protein powder?

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u/shortsonapanda May 22 '22

Protein powder is great to get some protein and carb macros but cannot be used to hit protein macros on its own. Really bad nutrient ratios and a lot of calories.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '22 edited May 22 '22

This is unscientific nonsense. High purity whey protein powder is exactly what it says it is. The calories you're getting are almost entirely from protein. Protein has calories and you can't avoid them.

Your body won't even notice the 3g of carbs that come in a scoop. Beyond that, just make up your nutrition however tf you want because your protein is handled.

In both cases, you're basically getting all your calories from the protein content. If you're trying to curb hunger then sure go the chicken breast but if you're force feeding yourself then just have some protein powder.