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Safe Weight Loss and Maintenance Practices in Sport and Exercise

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Additional Prote<strong>in</strong> to Ga<strong>in</strong>One Pound of Muscle• One pound of muscle tissue = 454 grams– 70% water, 7% lipids, 22% muscle tissue• One pound of muscle tissue– 454 grams x .22 = 14 grams• If the goal is to <strong>in</strong>crease muscle mass byone pound per week - a person wouldneed to consume an additional 14 gramsof prote<strong>in</strong> per day» Melv<strong>in</strong> Williams, 2010

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