Calisthenics Unity

That's alright Gligor, I trust you. "How much?" is just one half of the question, "What kind?" is the other half I think. How much? I'd say around 1-1.2 grams of protein is enough. But I think what kind is a bit more important. It's not really a "quantity" problem, it's more of a "quality" problem. That's what I'm trying to figure out now, I already know how much I need, now I want to know what I need in terms of protein. What are you're thoughts on this Gligor? I'd love to hear your opinion as well Bro.💪🏼

I agree with the quality over quantity, it goes for pretty much anything you can think in life haha. I'm guessing you meant 1-12 grams of protein per pound of bw? For me I don't have the luxury to get chicken breasts every day and eventually it will get boring. The minimum I always try to get is 1g per kg of bodyweight, that's like minimum-minimum, I've read people say It's enough, but I think you need some more so I usually push it up to 1.6-2g of protein per kg of bodyweight which would be equivalent to 0.7-1g of protein per lb of bodyweight, which I suppose is more than enough. Of course I don't know my exact macros, I don't really count them but I counted them once for a few days and the average was like 1.8g per kg of bodyweight which turned out to be more than enough. All I know is I'm definitely not getting more than like 1 g per lb of bodyweight. I weigh 80KG so I get around 150g protein, till now it seems very fine and enough. As for quality protein, very few people can eat fish & chicken every day, financially as well as having the strong mindset of eating that everyday. I just try to have as many protein-rich foods as I can (meats, eggs, different kinds of fish, milk, even oats, etc.), obviously there's protein in a lot of foods like even bread but they don't have the perfect amino acids as in meats, eggs & fish so like you said it's not only about the number but it's good to know the amount of protein you need.

Completly agree with you.

well, not too much salmon actually, since that kind of fish got high amounts of mercury on its meat

I know everything you just said bro. In fact a talk a lot about lean bulking here in the forums. I've studied it a lot. Still am. About what you said at the end, not necessarily. If you're starting calisthenics and you already have a low body fat percentage(skinny) a lean bulk is simply not the best decision to make. You need to build up muscle and size; in other words, bulk. Same if you're starting and you're fat. The last thing you want to do is a bulk.........of any kind. What you want to do is gain strength and, obviously, lose fat. I think lean bulking if for guys that are intermediate(almost advanced) and advanced calisthenics guys. I would not recommend it for beginners really.

Yeah and I think at the start a lot of people just don't have the mindset, at least like the first month if not even more so it's gonna be 'impossible' to do the lean bulk. You have to make smaller changes bit by bit, baby steps and then transition into it after you're intermediate ++ like Daniel said.

Yeah, lowfat quark is the key! you can find a lot of recipes on the internet to make it more enjoyable ! :-) However in the moment i can not see it anymore :-D!

I would also recommend tuna, greek yoghurt and cottage cheese. they are all great sources for good protein :-)!

Daniel, the video is very interesant! How is your diet going? Do you feel any difference in your workouts since you started eating in another way? :-)
I read some articles about lean muscle building but in the moment i can not find the time to follow it, because i am going to write my final exams and i focus on my study.

The truth is I've been lean bulking before I even knew what lean bulking was. The idea just made sense to me so I did it. I hardly ever feel sick, I have a lot of energy for my workouts and my all around daily activities. I've been slowly gaining muscle while either keeping my body fat percentage constant and lower. Good luck with your studies!💪🏼

Better doing lean bulking without knowing than eating shit :-D
Thanks a lot :-) Writing exams in January, after that i can go focus a lot more on training :-D can not wait for it haha
And i give lean bulking a try haha:-D slowly but constant i am going to change my nutrition :-)! thanks for the video

Sure thing man, good luck!!

Hahaha, this video just came out!

It's a great video, most of Jeff's videos are great. I watch him a lot! I'm going to start weighted calisthenics next year on January. To gain size since I've almost mastered my own body weight.

Yeah it just came out haha, he's one of the truest fitness youtubers out there, him and scooby tbh, a lot of other youtubers fill people with false crap lol. Whoa that's awesome, should be hard as hell but all worth it. I've done pull ups with extra weight once like my body weight is not enough (endo lol). Make sure you're really careful and let your muscles, tendons & joints get used to it first before you start pushing yourself, a lot of people get even a worse degree of tendinitis that took them over half a year to heal.. You really don't want that injury.. Just a concern :)

Today im going to start this diet and ill see how it goes. Quick question, I dont need to do cardio for that diet right?? Thanks alot daniel I cant wait to start this new diet💪💪

Woah woah woah, what diet? I think cardio can be used for two things: burning calories(which in turn burn fat) and cardiovascular exercise(which keeps your heart healthy and your body conditioned). If you're in a caloric deficit, I'm not sure you NEED cardio. Maybe for conditioning or cardiovascular exercise(healthy heart); but other than that, I don't think so. You don't want to burn so many calories to the point were your body needs to burn protein(muscle) for energy. So no, it's not necessary for fat loss(in a caloric deficit). Good luck!

Thanks, just wanted to be sure👌