52. Prioritize Your Protein

“If I pay attention to my protein, it takes the guesswork out of so much other stuff,” explains host Dr. Andrew. When you’re building muscle, you must prioritize your protein. Although it may seem challenging, Dr. Andrew reveals how much protein you need in your diet to see long-term results.   Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain muscle, recover from workouts, or heal from injuries, you must have protein in your diet. When you consume sufficient protein, your body goes into muscle protein synthesis, creating muscle from the food you eat. To trigger this process, you need at least 30 grams of protein in a sitting while keeping in mind that one gram per pound is a standard recommendation. For example, a 150-pound person will need to ingest around 150 grams of protein daily and consume 30 grams five times a day to stimulate muscle protein synthesis. Although protein-tracking can be tricky, once you make it part of your fitness journey, you will feel much better in your everyday life.   It may not seem important, but protein is essential to health. Although there are other factors to optimizing human performance, such as sleep, counting your protein can keep you more consistently on track. If you eat enough protein, you will be full longer while boosting your metabolic rate, making it much easier to care for your body and achieve your goals.   Quotes • “For many people who have challenges with body pain, recovery issues, and weight, the priority needs to be put on the protein and the quality of the protein in their diets.” (1:58-2:31 | Dr. Andrew)  • “If I pay attention to my protein, it takes the guesswork out of so much other stuff.” (3:53-4:01 | Dr. Andrew)  • “I feel so good eating a higher amount of protein.” (7:43-7:46 | Dr. Andrew)  • “When you have more muscle mass, your body's natural metabolism, your metabolic rate will be a little bit higher.” (7:59-8:05 | Dr. Andrew)  • “Eating larger amounts of protein in fewer sittings throughout the day is better than just grazing all day.” (13:51-14:00 | Dr. Andrew)   Links https://peterattiamd.com/donlayman/   Connect with Physio Room:  Website | ​​https://physioroomco.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/physioroomco/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/physioroomco Andrew’s Personal Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dr.andrewfix/  Andrew’s Personal Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/andrew.fix.9/   Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm