1. Jamar is a competitive weight lifter (Olympic lifting). He trains every day i
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1. Jamar is a competitive weight lifter (Olympic lifting). He trains every day in the weight room 1.5 – 2 hours six days a week. He eats home-cooked, well-balanced meals for breakfast and supper. At breakfast, he also drinks a mega-protein supplement that supplies 56 grams of protein. For school, he packs his own lunches, which usually include two tuna or chicken sandwiches with potato chips and milk. He also has a midmorning and mid afternoon snack, which typically consist of a protein bar (24 grams of protein per bar). He works out in the high school weight room two to three times per week in the late afternoon. When he arrives home, he studies until the family eats supper around 7 p.m. His final snack of the day occurs just before bedtime when he consumes a mega-protein supplement that supplies 56 grams of protein.
1.1 Is Jamar consuming enough dietary protein to achieve his goals?
1.2 What are the recommended protein intake guidelines for an athlete who wants to gain weight?
1.3 Is it detrimental to consume too much protein?
1.4 What should Jamar’s protein intake be for his training?
Explanation / Answer
Answer:- As the weight of the Jamar is not given in the question, here is the list of wieightlifting categories of olympic lifting:-
Answer 1.1:-The total protein intake of Jamar thorughout the day is:- 112 grams(Mega-supplement) + 60grams(2 tuna)+ 8 grams(Milk 8 ounces)+48 grams(2 protein bars) + 40-50grams(Protein intake of an American per meal)= 268 grams.
If Jamar is in the 105 kg or 231lb category, still he is taking protein more than enough. American organisation recommed 1.2 to 2 grams per kilogram of body weight per day for athletes. The variation of 1.2 to 2 gram is because of the type of training but the minimum is 1.2 and maximum is 2 grams. Jamar is taking more than enough protein for achieving his goals.
Answer 1.2:- Dieticians of Canada and American college of sports recommed 1.2 to 2.0 grams of protein per kilograms of body wieght per day for an athlete. The maximum quantity of 2.0 grams per kilogram is best to fit for the muscle gainig of athletes.
Answer 1.3:- Too much protein intake is detrimental because it causes many serious problems such as kidney malfunctioning, loss of calcium thorugh urine, gout, etc.
Answer 1.4 As per the guidelines of various institutes and organization it has been recommed to take 1.2 to 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. If Jamar is 69 Kg or 77 Kg, he should take 138 grams or 154 grams of protein per day, respectively.
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