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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cleonard" data-source="post: 16948" data-attributes="member: 21"><p>I think that the idea is to be protein positive at all times.  That means there is excess protein in your diet.  Equilibrium numbers are around .3 grams per pound when you are not training.  The more your tear things up the more you need.  At 1 gram per pound you should enough unless you are really going crazy trying to build up muscle mass.  Then you might want to be 1.2 or a little higher.  Like was mentioned too much protein is not a good thing, but I doubt that really kicks in until you get over 2 or 3.  Your body burns off any excess and burning protein makes more waste products than burning carbs or far.   Your kidneys have to filter that out and it works them harder.   Drinking a lot of water makes it easier on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>