Originally Posted by
sprince
1) One gram per pound of lean body weight is more than is required for maintenance. Not everyone's testosterone plummets at age 30. And the way doctors prescribe the patches, pharmacies have to restock them by the pallet load. People can lose weight and gain muscle even without the testosterone levels of a teenager.
2) Prisoners of war as an analogue for middle aged dieters? Seriously?
You're right that you need less protein to maintain your existing muscle than to build new muscle. But you suggested that Bruce lost 2.5 pounds of fat and gained 2.5 pounds of muscle at the same time. That would involve building new muscle. Which requires more protein than maintaining. As you said.
Prisoners of war as a way to test a popular theory: "starvation mode prevents weight loss." Universally, the theory does not predict reality. Ergo, the theory fails. Unless you're going to tell me that prisoners of war just didn't restrict their food enough, like American dieters do.
