How much protein can you absorb at a time?

[ItsMacc]

How much can your body take in at a time? I'm currently doing around 30 g. of protein per meal (5 meals total), but I'd like to condense that down to say 40-50 g per meal (3-4 meals total)? Can I absorb that much, or do I just need to keep doing what I'm doing? Also how long should I wait before I take in more?

[WolfBeast]

How much can your body take in at a time? I'm currently doing around 30 g. of protein per meal (5 meals total), but I'd like to condense that down to say 40-50 g? Can I absorb that much, or do I just need to keep doing what I'm doing?

It doesnt hurt to increase it. Its better to over-fill, then not get enough..My coach has me do 50g. protein in a post workout shake then throughout the day I eat around 30-40g. protein/meal

[jeffreyvink]

there is no limit in protein absorption. If our digestive systems didn’t absorb most of what we eat than anytime you had a big meal you would have diarrhea. You can eat more than 30g if you want to. But the most important thing is to reach ur macro's at the end of the day.

[Lastman13]

There is no limit to how much food you can absorb at one time. It's a stupid myth that you can only absorb 30g in one sitting.

Otherwise, people who do intermittent fasting would be dying of malnutrition.


Stop overthinking it and go eat.

[ItsMacc]

Awesome! Thanks guys!

[wenen]

it's not a question of absorbing, it's a question of how much protein is going to be used for muscle building. In that case, 30g is optimal.

[Lastman13]

it's not a question of absorbing, it's a question of how much protein is going to be used for muscle building. In that case, 30g is optimal.

Negging on recharge.

The 30g myth has no scientific basis.

Here's some actual science:http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-n...a-single-meal/

Also from personal experience; I'm bulking now by eating 3-4 giant meals a day, each roughly 1000 cals. I'm getting easily 50-100g protein per meal. And I'm still making excellent gains in comparison to when I ate 6-7 small meals a day.

[ItsMacc]

How much should I be taking in for fats? Some have told me .4 for every lb and some say 1-1.5. I'm currently doing around .5 per lb so around 70-75g. Is this number okay? I don't want to take in too much fat. I'd like to keep my lean body, and just add more size.

[Lastman13]

How much should I be taking in for fats? Some have told me .4 for every lb and some say 1-1.5. I'm currently doing around .5 per lb so around 70-75g. Is this number okay? I don't want to take in too much fat. I'd like to keep my lean body, and just add more size.

Eating fat will not make you fat. Macronutrient fat =/= body fat.

For a bulk, general guidelines are
0.5x bodyweight in grams fat
1x bodyweight in grams protein
2x bodyweight in grams carbohydrate


More won't hurt though. I bulk at
0.7x bodyweight in grams fat
1.4x bodyweight in grams protein
2.8x bodyweight in grams carbs

[Webbie93]

30 grams of protein is the most that can be absorbed in an hour to two hours. However you must factor in protein types and the glycemic load of your food you are eating it with. For example if you drink a whey shake it will be absorbed in 30 minutes but a casein shake takes 3-6 hours for absorption. This can be manipulated to by adding carbs in with it. So if you take whey with say a sweet potato it won't digest as fast and you can have more whey. So for anyone out there consuming more then 30 grams of whey by itself aka more then one scoop you are wasting your money.

[SteadyMirin]

30 grams of protein is the most that can be absorbed in an hour to two hours. However you must factor in protein types and the glycemic load of your food you are eating it with. For example if you drink a whey shake it will be absorbed in 30 minutes but a casein shake takes 3-6 hours for absorption. This can be manipulated to by adding carbs in with it. So if you take whey with say a sweet potato it won't digest as fast and you can have more whey. So for anyone out there consuming more then 30 grams of whey by itself aka more then one scoop you are wasting your money.

Lol

[Lastman13]

30 grams of protein is the most that can be absorbed in an hour to two hours. However you must factor in protein types and the glycemic load of your food you are eating it with. For example if you drink a whey shake it will be absorbed in 30 minutes but a casein shake takes 3-6 hours for absorption. This can be manipulated to by adding carbs in with it. So if you take whey with say a sweet potato it won't digest as fast and you can have more whey. So for anyone out there consuming more then 30 grams of whey by itself aka more then one scoop you are wasting your money.

holy crap where does all this misinformation come from??


no no NO NO NO


Don't try to offer advice when you don't know what you're talking about

[Mikebrah22]

There isn't really a limit to how much you can 'absorb' in one sitting. If you smash down a shake with 30g of protein, your body will get to work digesting it and breaking down the proteins for absorption. If you smash a shake with 100g of protein exactly the same thing will happen except it's going to take your body alot longer to digest that protein. Obviously if for some reason you have 500g in a sitting, you body can't digest that amount before it will need to be excreted so enjoy your next toilet trip.

It's unlikely that you can eat too much protein from food.

[Mikebrah22]

30 grams of protein is the most that can be absorbed in an hour to two hours. However you must factor in protein types and the glycemic load of your food you are eating it with. For example if you drink a whey shake it will be absorbed in 30 minutes but a casein shake takes 3-6 hours for absorption. This can be manipulated to by adding carbs in with it. So if you take whey with say a sweet potato it won't digest as fast and you can have more whey. So for anyone out there consuming more then 30 grams of whey by itself aka more then one scoop you are wasting your money.

Dumb.

[albino2727]

I've been eating all 400g protein in one 2 hour meal since I've been at college and my lifts are still going up

But my nutrient shuttling might be better than yours

[CarD1]

I don't understand the broscience of having 100g shakes or meals just being protein. If you intake so much, it'll be used as energy or just sh!tted out. And Kent don't neg me cause you think I'm wrong. My trainer is head judge of WNBF and had numerous trophies in SNBF & mapped out how your body absorbs everything, so I'm about 100% that what you think is wrong probably isnt.

[albino2727]

I don't understand the broscience of having 100g shakes or meals just being protein. If you intake so much, it'll be used as energy or just sh!tted out. And Kent don't neg me cause you think I'm wrong. My trainer is head judge of WNBF and had numerous trophies in SNBF & mapped out how your body absorbs everything, so I'm about 100% that what you think is wrong probably isnt.

This might be true if you're natural idk

[s58]

Negging on recharge.

The 30g myth has no scientific basis.

Here's some actual science:http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-n...a-single-meal/

Also from personal experience; I'm bulking now by eating 3-4 giant meals a day, each roughly 1000 cals. I'm getting easily 50-100g protein per meal. And I'm still making excellent gains in comparison to when I ate 6-7 small meals a day.

Lmfaooooo "negging on recharge" hahaha

30 grams of protein is the most that can be absorbed in an hour to two hours. However you must factor in protein types and the glycemic load of your food you are eating it with. For example if you drink a whey shake it will be absorbed in 30 minutes but a casein shake takes 3-6 hours for absorption. This can be manipulated to by adding carbs in with it. So if you take whey with say a sweet potato it won't digest as fast and you can have more whey. So for anyone out there consuming more then 30 grams of whey by itself aka more then one scoop you are wasting your money.

Yeah I wouldn't be taking advice from someone that's 6'0 155 pounds....

There is no limit to how much food you can absorb at one time. It's a stupid myth that you can only absorb 30g in one sitting.

Otherwise, people who do intermittent fasting would be dying of malnutrition.


Stop overthinking it and go eat.

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[Eandretta96]

0-800 grams /thread

[ItsMacc]

Eating fat will not make you fat. Macronutrient fat =/= body fat.

For a bulk, general guidelines are
0.5x bodyweight in grams fat
1x bodyweight in grams protein
2x bodyweight in grams carbohydrate


More won't hurt though. I bulk at
0.7x bodyweight in grams fat
1.4x bodyweight in grams protein
2.8x bodyweight in grams carbs

Sounds good! Thanks for all the help!

[Onledgen]

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[Webbie93]

holy crap where does all this misinformation come from??


no no NO NO NO


Don't try to offer advice when you don't know what you're talking about

My uncle was a pro body builder back in the day pretty sure he knows what he is talking about when he told me this. I f you could consume unlimited amounts of protein then you would have guys walking around with whey protein I.V. drips. Anything past 30 will pass through your stomach and can't be processed in time and be crapped out. Eat a load of protein in a meal and you'll get diarrhea after because its unprocessed.

[CupcakeSquats]

My uncle was a pro body builder back in the day pretty sure he knows what he is talking about when he told me this. I f you could consume unlimited amounts of protein then you would have guys walking around with whey protein I.V. drips. Anything past 30 will pass through your stomach and can't be processed in time and be crapped out. Eat a load of protein in a meal and you'll get diarrhea after because its unprocessed.

That makes no sense. I eat about 80g of protein per meal and my sh*t is perfectly solid.

[jeffreyvink]

That makes no sense. I eat about 80g of protein per meal and my sh*t is perfectly solid.

butt butttt ur a cupcake :\