So basically we have an intake continuum ranging from about 1.5 g/kg (0.68 g/lb) as a minimum for the obese non-training individual up to ahigh of around 3.3 g/kg (1.5 g/lb) of protein per pound of lean body mass for very lean heavily training athletes or bodybuilderswith middle ground values being found in between those two extremes. You'll note that I didn't put any of those values in terms of percentages for reasons
Were does it mention in the first paragraph anything about professional athletes. Pulling things out your ass is hardly scientific is it.. Now curiously some of the studies Lyle is referring to were on professional athletes. Guess what they were doing? If you said using steroids, you'd be correct, and (of course) they were caught out during the study because of the odd results. .