I'm looking to add some weight to myself and was just wondering how many grams of protein I should be looking to intake daily?

Cheers

if you're on a heavy lifting routine, then you wanna be aiming for 1g-1.5g of protein per lb of body weight (which works out at like 2g-3g per kg I think)

Thanks, but i'm not lifiting anything yet, just my own bodyweight. I'm trying to change my diet as I'm training for the Army so basically i'm doing running but I've also got to do press ups ect.

Whilst i'm doing this I thought I should try and change my diet while i'm at it so I realised I need more protein, so does that change how much I should be aiming to get daily?

I've always sruggled putting on weight but realised having a more balanced diet this should change naturally.

Just eat a hell of a lot of clean, protein-rich food. Right now that's what I'm trying to do too.

1g per lb of body weight is a rule of thumb, as mentioned by Taio. Whey protein will help you reach this target much easier. Ensure you're eating a good serving of protein in every one of your meals and you can easily reach the required amounts.

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1g per lb of body weight is a rule of thumb, as mentioned by Taio. Whey protein will help you reach this target much easier. Ensure you're eating a good serving of protein in every one of your meals and you can easily reach the required amounts.

Only if he's on a weight lifting routine, which he's not.

Cheers guys One thing though I've heard I should drink protein shakes if i'm not on a lifting routine because I'll put on too much weight or something? So should I get some shakes or leave off it as i'm not donig any weights?

Yeah I see your point Tank, I'm just trying to eat more balanced because I have been lacking protein in my diet for a long time.