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That is true but in the literature for athletes they do recommend higher levels especially during caloric deficits. That's where I get my range from, being 0.7 to 1 g/day for maximum muscle growth. Perhaps I'm too biased towards the specialized papers but i think my range is still representative
Nice and easy round numbers like 1 g/(lb·day) set off warning alarms in my head, seems like a gimmick.
0.7 g/(lb·day) was in the link you gave, but was listed as the upper part of the range.
Also, "athlete" covers a lot of ground. Is someone lifting three days a week to build muscle an athlete?
I gave 3 links, and the one covering intensely trained athletes cutting mentioned 2.4 g/kg as being the upper end of what is generally recommended for athletes. Thats a little over 1 g/lb.
I definitely didn't notice three links - I assumed the sentence was a single link! The fact that two of the three of your links don't support 1 g/(lb·day) is notable, though. In fact, one of them says that anything greater than 0.73 g/(lb·day) do not further contribute gains.
The other link which supports 1g still runs into the problem of what is an "athlete"? Or even an "elite athlete"? Is someone just lifting for strength an elite athlete? It's imprecise wording and makes it hard to evaluate.