Protein and Body Composition
Manickam emphasizes the need to harmonize diet without extreme restrictions, while Dhru shares his personal experience with body composition testing. He highlights the misconception that being thin equates to being healthy, revealing that many, especially in the South Asian community, may be surprised by their actual body fat percentage. The conversation pivots to the importance of muscle mass, advocating for a focus on building lean muscle as a key to overall health.In this clip
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Related Questions
How should diet be adjusted for better body composition?
Please help me understand why I might be accumulating fat and unable to build muscle.
I am a 40-year-old Indian female, 5'2", weighing 126 lbs with 43% body fat (per DEXA scan) and 38% (per InBody step scale). I know I have very high body fat and barely any muscle mass. I am typically skinny fat. I am vegetarian by religion (no eggs either) but do drink milk. However, I am quite low on protein; no matter how hard I try, I typically consume only 80g of protein every day at a minimum. I have done the Anabolic program twice (not consistently, sadly), walk at least 5 days a week for 1 hour, and have never done strength training before. I started with Anabolic twice a week. I have not engaged in any other form of cardio except brisk walking. Even after doing Anabolic twice, I have still not gained any muscle. My calorie intake must be at least 1800.