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.8g-1g per lb of bodyweight is what my sports nutrition textbook shows as adequate protein intake for sound nutrition. There are 4 calories in 1g of protein, if you want to pack on 10lbs of muscle you would eat the same protein as a person who weighs 150llbs, which is 600 calories of protein per day. With you being an ectomorph you should eat lots of carbs and try to avoid too much fats. As an ectomorph there is NO restrictions on eating, that means you can workout and eat fast food 3x a day and your gains will still take time. Just how your body works. Consider yourself blessed to be an ectomorph and do not change anything. Every mesomorph pretty much goes endomorph after they finally get laid which is why most people work out. Trust me, do not mess with your metabolism unless you do not like seeing your dick when you pee.