How much protein do you need?

NUTRITION ยท 6 min read ยท Updated July 2026

Protein is the one macro you should treat as a hard target every day. Carbs and fats can flex around your calories, protein shouldn't.

The number: 1.6โ€“2.2 g per kg

Decades of research converge on roughly 1.6โ€“2.2 g of protein per kg of bodyweight per day for people who train. Around 1.6 is plenty in a bulk; push toward 2.2 in an aggressive cut, when protein protects muscle and keeps you full.

An 80 kg lifter needs roughly 130โ€“175 g per day. If that sounds like a lot, that's exactly why most people under-eat protein.

Timing matters less than the total

The old "anabolic window" panic is overblown. What matters is your daily total, spread across 3โ€“5 meals of 30โ€“50 g. Having some protein within a few hours of training is a reasonable habit, not a make-or-break rule.

Easiest foods to hit it

FoodProtein (per 100 g)
Chicken breast31 g
Greek yogurt (0%)10 g
Eggs13 g
Lean beef26 g
Lentils (cooked)9 g
Whey protein~80 g

Plant-based? Just aim a little higher

Plant proteins are slightly less complete, so aim for the top of the range and mix sources, lentils, tofu, soy, seitan, and a scoop of plant protein close the gap easily.

Track it for two weeks

Most people think they eat enough protein until they log it. Track for two weeks, see where your real average lands, and adjust, the target is only useful if you actually hit it.

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ุงู„ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุงูƒุฑูˆ ุงู„ูˆุญูŠุฏ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠุฌุจ ุฃู† ุชุนุงู…ู„ู‡ ูƒู‡ุฏู ุตุงุฑู… ูƒู„ ูŠูˆู…. ุงู„ูƒุงุฑุจ ูˆุงู„ุฏู‡ูˆู† ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฃู† ูŠุชู…ุงูŠู„ุง ุญูˆู„ ุณุนุฑุงุชูƒุŒ ุงู„ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† ู„ุง.

ุงู„ุฑู‚ู…: 1.6โ€“2.2 ุบ ู„ูƒู„ ูƒุบ

ุนู‚ูˆุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุจุญุงุซ ุชู„ุชู‚ูŠ ุนู†ุฏ ุญูˆุงู„ูŠ 1.6โ€“2.2 ุบ ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† ู„ูƒู„ ูƒุบ ู…ู† ูˆุฒู†ูƒ ูŠูˆู…ูŠุงู‹ ู„ู…ู† ูŠุชู…ุฑู‘ู†. ุญูˆุงู„ูŠ 1.6 ูŠูƒููŠ ููŠ ุงู„ุชุถุฎูŠู…ุ› ุงู‚ุชุฑุจ ู…ู† 2.2 ููŠ ุชู†ุดูŠู ู‚ุงุณู ุญูŠู† ูŠุญู…ูŠ ุงู„ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† ุงู„ุนุถู„ ูˆูŠุจู‚ูŠูƒ ุดุจุนุงู†ุงู‹.

ุฑุงูุน ูˆุฒู†ู‡ 80 ูƒุบ ูŠุญุชุงุฌ ุชู‚ุฑูŠุจุงู‹ 130โ€“175 ุบ ูŠูˆู…ูŠุงู‹. ุฅู† ุจุฏุง ูƒุซูŠุฑุงู‹ุŒ ูู‡ุฐุง ุจุงู„ุถุจุท ุณุจุจ ู†ู‚ุต ุงู„ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† ุนู†ุฏ ู…ุนุธู… ุงู„ู†ุงุณ.

ุงู„ุชูˆู‚ูŠุช ุฃู‚ู„ ุฃู‡ู…ูŠุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุฌู…ูˆุน

ู‡ู„ุน "ุงู„ู†ุงูุฐุฉ ุงู„ุงุจุชู†ุงุฆูŠุฉ" ุงู„ู‚ุฏูŠู… ู…ุจุงู„ูŽุบ ููŠู‡. ุงู„ู…ู‡ู… ู…ุฌู…ูˆุนูƒ ุงู„ูŠูˆู…ูŠุŒ ู…ูˆุฒู‘ุนุงู‹ ุนู„ู‰ 3โ€“5 ูˆุฌุจุงุช ู…ู† 30โ€“50 ุบ. ุชู†ุงูˆู„ ุจุนุถ ุงู„ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุณุงุนุงุช ู…ู† ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู† ุนุงุฏุฉ ุฌูŠุฏุฉุŒ ู„ุง ู‚ุงุนุฏุฉ ู…ุตูŠุฑูŠุฉ.

ุฃุณู‡ู„ ุฃุทุนู…ุฉ ู„ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ู‡

ุงู„ุทุนุงู…ุงู„ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† (ู„ูƒู„ 100 ุบ)
ุตุฏุฑ ุฏุฌุงุฌ31 ุบ
ุฒุจุงุฏูŠ ูŠูˆู†ุงู†ูŠ (0ูช)10 ุบ
ุจูŠุถ13 ุบ
ู„ุญู… ุจู‚ุฑ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ ุงู„ุฏู‡ู†26 ุบ
ุนุฏุณ (ู…ุทุจูˆุฎ)9 ุบ
ูˆุงูŠ ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู†~80 ุบ

ู†ุจุงุชูŠุŸ ุงุณุชู‡ุฏู ุฃุนู„ู‰ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹

ุงู„ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู†ุงุช ุงู„ู†ุจุงุชูŠุฉ ุฃู‚ู„ ุงูƒุชู…ุงู„ุงู‹ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ุŒ ูุงุณุชู‡ุฏู ุฃุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฏู‰ ูˆู†ูˆู‘ุน ุงู„ู…ุตุงุฏุฑุŒ ุนุฏุณุŒ ุชูˆููˆุŒ ุตูˆูŠุงุŒ ุณูŠุชุงู†ุŒ ูˆู…ุบุฑูุฉ ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู† ู†ุจุงุชูŠ ุชุณุฏู‘ ุงู„ูุฌูˆุฉ ุจุณู‡ูˆู„ุฉ.

ุณุฌู‘ู„ู‡ ุฃุณุจูˆุนูŠู†

ู…ุนุธู… ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ูŠุธู†ู‘ูˆู† ุฃู†ู‡ู… ูŠุฃูƒู„ูˆู† ุจุฑูˆุชูŠู†ุงู‹ ูƒุงููŠุงู‹ ุญุชู‰ ูŠุณุฌู‘ู„ูˆู‡. ุณุฌู‘ู„ ุฃุณุจูˆุนูŠู†ุŒ ุดู ุฃูŠู† ูŠู‚ุน ู…ุชูˆุณู‘ุทูƒ ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ูŠุŒ ูˆุนุฏู‘ู„ุŒ ุงู„ู‡ุฏู ู…ููŠุฏ ูู‚ุท ุฅู† ุญู‚ู‘ู‚ุชู‡ ูุนู„ุงู‹.

This guide is general fitness information, not medical advice. Consult a qualified professional before starting a new training or nutrition program.