What You Need To Know About Protein Powder

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You can overdo it

In order to build muscle (as opposed to just maintaining it), you need around 0.6 to 0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight. So don’t buy a protein powder that brags about providing more than that because you don’t need it—excess calories from protein can even be stored in your body as fat, which you don’t want.

 

 

 

 

 

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