svencandy
Level 5 Valued Member
I had a shower thought the other day, probably in close proximity to reading some babble about nutrition.
I know that diet is not really a talking point of strongfirst, but this seems like a nice corner of the internet where this matter could reveal some interesting discussions.
I have a question, of which I have searched the internet heavily for, and the only result I could find was some ramblings by Mike Mentzer about the fact that carbs and fat are what our bodies burn for fuel.
And the rest of the internet seems to agree that protein gets converted to glucose if it is in a surplus.
Why do you include protein in your calorie count? I thought the point of protein was building blocks for muscles, skin, hair, fingernails, organs, semen etc etc. If that is the case, which I believe it to be, why are we advised to include protein in your TDEE?
Many questions, maybe I should have just left this at 1 paragraph, but the more I think about it the more I am confused.
I know that diet is not really a talking point of strongfirst, but this seems like a nice corner of the internet where this matter could reveal some interesting discussions.
I have a question, of which I have searched the internet heavily for, and the only result I could find was some ramblings by Mike Mentzer about the fact that carbs and fat are what our bodies burn for fuel.
And the rest of the internet seems to agree that protein gets converted to glucose if it is in a surplus.
Why do you include protein in your calorie count? I thought the point of protein was building blocks for muscles, skin, hair, fingernails, organs, semen etc etc. If that is the case, which I believe it to be, why are we advised to include protein in your TDEE?
Many questions, maybe I should have just left this at 1 paragraph, but the more I think about it the more I am confused.