26 y/o female new to weight lifting, struggling to hit my 150g of protein target

[sally_wheeler]

@lambrini I do have a smart watch, so I will track that and see how it goes thank you!

 

[lambrini]

@sally_wheeler you're welcome! good luck on your journey

 

[dawn16]

@sally_wheeler 0.8g per pound of bodyweight. And as a woman it’s probably less because lean body mass is going to be generally less than a man.

 

[anonymouse89]

@sally_wheeler I think you might need more calories. 4-5x workout per week is a lot and you need to be in caloric surplus. I’m wondering if you should be hitting more like 2300-2500 calories. I struggle with feeling full and getting protein too! I’m 31F, 130lbs, trying to gain muscle. My coaches recommended 2300 calories and 130g protein with 3 strength workouts per week and one cardio. It’s tough for me to hit 130g protein.

 

[xaydungsongnam]

@sally_wheeler 150g a day is a huge amount. Clarence Kennedy, jacked weightlifter weighs 95kg or something says he aims for about that much.

 

[sally_wheeler]

@xaydungsongnam Hmm, not a single person has agreed that I need that much. I also got the opinion of a second trainer who said 135g would be more like it. I think I’m going to focus on aiming for 110g a day and anything over that is a bonus. I’m relatively new to all of this and was not eating enough in general before trying to gain muscle anyway.