Can you grow back lost muscles without exercise?

[Anonymous]

I want to increase my daily protein intake by 26 grams a day and I want to know if this will help me gain muscle?

[beauch11]

You can't just add protein without exercising the muscles you want to grow. Muscles grow by breaking the small fibers and having them repair this growing them larger. You need to up your protein intake and exercise. I recommend taking in at least a half a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight, if not more. What made you decide on 26 grams just out of curiosity?

[Iron_Man]

Yes you can my friend but after a while yes you have to pump Iron, I know been through it when I lost a lot of weight I started hitting the shakes without working out the next thing I know I started seeing more muscle and people started asking me if I am back in the gym

[beauch11]

You weren't building new muscle you were simply losing fat and seeing muscles that had been there all along, not new muscles. You can't just grow new bigger muscles without doing anything unless you are a genetic freak.

[Iron_Man]

I was lean for a year and stayed the same and 2 months after drinking the shakes the muscle came.

[beauch11]

Then you sir are certainly the exception, not the rule.

[ElHenaut]

No you need to workout. To gain muscle you have to wear your muscles down and THEN eat protein, so when rebuilding your muscles your body will use that protein to make them stronger for the next workout.

[slightlycurious]

Each gram of protein contains 4 calories so unless you are moving a lot and exercising and lifting weights, that protein is useless and can cause you to just gain fat.

[BEatenyou]

No lol. Start a regiment of push-ups and various other lifts or stretches before you take your protein. Otherwise you will basically poop it all out.