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Does everyone get in each meal? :) For me, I've been doing 75g for 6 meals. I may cut that down to 60 and just add another meal ;)
 
Minimum 80-90 per meal, 6 meals per day + PWO shake on weight training days. Takes forever to get my meals ready in the morning! Mostly because I wait til morning to cook all that meat...

EDIT: I'm 245lbs right now... trying for 250-260lbs.
 
Around 40 grams per meal for me.

PT, I think that is way too much protein bro...lol. Your body can only absorb roughly 35-50 grams per meal depending on the individual. The rest will be discreeted through urine.
 
mpresiv said:
Around 40 grams per meal for me.

PT, I think that is way too much protein bro...lol. Your body can only absorb roughly 35-50 grams per meal depending on the individual. The rest will be discreeted through urine.
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interesting...so your saying he'd get more benefit if he spaced out his protein intake a bit more? Like adding another protein meal to get the total for the day
 
Yo PT, I see your point, and I agree there really is no telling how much the body can use at a time....but, if your taking in 500g of protein a day, would it make a difference to eat 80g per meal for 6x a day, or lets say 60g over 8 meals a day? My guess would be that your body would react the same way to both and would probably be a hell of a lot easier to get in 60g rather then 80 ;) Thoughts???
 
Personally I have a hard enough time getting in my 3 meals at work in between patients - so that is one reason I wouldn't be able to switch to a more divided up plan. I also find that I am hungry at just about the 2.5-3 hour mark after each meal - so I can get the food down pretty easy that way. Trying to go sooner would be too much and I wouldn't be able to get the food down. I'm also looking at it from the standpoint of maximizing the metabolic effect of the protein intake - I think it is for every 100 calories you get from protein it takes 20-25 of those calories to actual break it down. More protein in - bigger increase in metabolism.
 
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interesting...so your saying he'd get more benefit if he spaced out his protein intake a bit more? Like adding another protein meal to get the total for the day
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Yep I believe so. If he is bombarding his body with protein with every meal like that its going to reject the excess amount and excreet it via urine. It is ok to consume protein with every meal of course, but not in those big amounts. I would make it around 30-50 grams per meal, even if you gotta add an extra meal at the end of the day to acheive your amount for the day.
 
buffness said:
Yo PT, I see your point, and I agree there really is no telling how much the body can use at a time....but, if your taking in 500g of protein a day, would it make a difference to eat 80g per meal for 6x a day, or lets say 60g over 8 meals a day? My guess would be that your body would react the same way to both and would probably be a hell of a lot easier to get in 60g rather then 80 ;) Thoughts???
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Thats what I see as a logical explanation.

Just as if you were to eat 4000 cals a day.

It would be better to eat 6 meals a day at about 700 cals a meal rather than 2 meals of 2000 cals. Same princiciple.
 
Stout1 said:
Thats what I see as a logical explanation.

Just as if you were to eat 4000 cals a day.

It would be better to eat 6 meals a day at about 700 cals a meal rather than 2 meals of 2000 cals. Same princiciple.
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yep. I find it hard to get in enough protein in each meal that still keeps the fat content down since I have some pro/carb meals. I'm tossing the idea around to bring it down to 60 a meal and just add another shake at night..
 
I'd like to see some studies that show the body can only handle 30-50 grams and then starts 'excreting it'. I see where you are coming from - but the logic just isn't there. Your body doesn't just dump excess protein out in your urine.
 
I've searched high and low PT, the only study that I was able to find was done in the 70's on people who didn't work out. It showed on average, a sedentary individual was only able to assimilate 33gms of protien per meal.

I don't think you'll find one.
 
Right, thats my point. So no one really knows what the "maximum" amount is, so to set an arbitrary number like 30-50g seems a bit silly.
 
Just to clarify - I'm not ragging on anyone here... just on the whole concept that gets passed around by some people about how much protein is too much.
 
i'm not going to lie. I don't pay attention to it as much as I used to. I'd say anywhere from as low as 40 and when I eat meat/steak prolly up to 150+ haha.
 
PTAaron said:
I'd like to see some studies that show the body can only handle 30-50 grams and then starts 'excreting it'. I see where you are coming from - but the logic just isn't there. Your body doesn't just dump excess protein out in your urine.
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I think the first time I heard that was back in biology class when I was in highschool...lmao. "Excreting" came from my physician not me. He is a competitive bodybuilder as well, hes probably the baddest natural competitor I have seen, on top of that he is my doctor. :headbange Bro what ever your body cant/doesnt consume leaves your body in a form of waste. Whether it be urine or the shit coming out of your ass.

Reading your response from my comments really brought my attention to a few things. Its funny how people put so much faith in what they read on the boards. I seen the link you put up above to a few threads in defense of your arguments. I would dig out some books i have lying around here but I'm not concerned whether or not you find the real answer to this topic. Like you mentioned I'm not trying to bash anyone either. If consuming 80grams per meal makes you happy I'd stick to it.
 
I've seen very experienced bodybuilders go as high as 75g in one meal/shake.

I don't make point to really think about it...I just eat :D

It's just a matter of your meal schedule, if you only have time to eat 6 meals then you better get all your cals in those 6 meals and spread them out evenly over the 6 meals. Likewise if you eat 8 meals...

note: precontest is diff. story obviously...each meal is precise..

BW
 
Let's not forget that another factor in determining how much protein to eat in a meal is how quickly it's digested and absorbed by the body. Whey, for example, is one of the fastest used proteins available. This makes it perfect for post-workout nutrition. Your body can handle greater amounts of whey than some of the slower absorbed protein sources. Casein is much more slowly absorbed and is the optimum choice for your bedtime snack.
 
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