Age 44. Currently 202ibs. cut down from a 214. no cardio, resemble Ectomorph. Hard Gainer. And yes I'm not hydrated. I'm told to drink more water and im dehydrated per every test. Hard part is I'm not thirsty..
I need to drink more H20, that would help...
There is your answer right there!!!! BOOM like a big sign in the sky. Up that water intake and that will drop off. It is much easier to filter a fluid than a gel... when dehydrated your blood is thick and viscous and it is very hard to filter out. So you tend to run into these things.
I am listed as having Stage 3 Kidney failure due to some scarring from an old infection I had in my kidneys and my creatinine is always around 1.35-1.55 sometimes hopping up to 1.7 if I am dehydrated. I typically eat between .8 LBM on low end, and 1.25 per lb of bodyweight on higher end.
Unless your kidneys are actually failing there is no need to go below 1.25g per lb of bodyweight. Of course there really isn't a bunch of reasons to go over .8g / lb of lbm if you are eating enough fats and carbs to feed the machine otherwise.
My first suggestion is to start drinking 1 gallon of water a day then go get your kidney markers tested. I can almost guaranty they will be close to back where they were before. By the way ANYONE who carries a decent bit of muscle is going to have higher creatinine levels. Also hard workouts near or around the test can increase that. You can also get a false positive for blood in the urine after a seriously hardcore leg workout.
Low blood pressure for sure. Blood sugar is fine.
The protein debate will wage on...
I want to be at .8 grm. Or even .6
I would never go 1.5-2.0 not with being high normal creatanine to start with..
Thanks
Sounds like you answered your own question. Go with .8g / lb of lbm so somewhere between 135-155 for you probably. Then since a hardgainer pound down about 2g per lb of bodyweight on carbs and fill the rest with fats. Squared away!