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Guys over 200 lbs: how do you get all of your protein?
- Thread starter jirounan
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middle of the night shake or 2 is a huge help, but i only go for 300gms. 1.5g * lbm
I'm lazy and just eat my proteins first in 5 meals ... three main and 2 snacks ... until I'm full. I'll eat 2 eggs or meat/fish/fowl in a portion the size of my hand or 2 slices of hard cheese or 6 oz yogart or a scoop of whey. Once the protein is eaten I'll finish with vegs. I try to keep flour products down and do only multi-grain. I really like fruit, but try to keep that under control too with berries and melon and bananas.
Yes...not much science or exact measuring, but I can add on the pounds easily with some aas to go up to 235-40 from a foundation of 215-220. I think HGH made my system more efficient so I don't have to stuff myself.
Yes...not much science or exact measuring, but I can add on the pounds easily with some aas to go up to 235-40 from a foundation of 215-220. I think HGH made my system more efficient so I don't have to stuff myself.
Thanks, I understand the math, but that's not exactly my point. It's how much whole food you'd have to consume to get 400 grams/day. Even based on your example with 1 protein shake, you'd still need to consume roughly a dozen whole eggs, one pound of chicken breast, 8 ounces of fish, 1/2 pound of ground beef, an entire flank steak, and 2 cups of cottage cheese in a single day to reach that!
I admit that top bodybuilders, personal trainers and college students may have the time to spend consuming that much food, but that just doesn't seem realistic for most people who work outside the fitness industry for a living, which is why I wondered what guys on Elite do. Based on the other responses it sounds like they are either eating less than 400 grams/day, supplementing with more than one protein shake at night, or both.
If your bulking and/or an ecto/meso then double strength milk can really help. Buy some milk powder or if your worryed about fat intake then skimmed milk powder and add it to your milk with a couple teaspoons milkshake powder if you dont like the taste.
400ml whole milk + 50g skimmed milk powder is 30g protein, 36g carb, 14g fat. Thats a pretty sick bulking drink to be drank between and/or with meals IMO. Its easy to drink, easy and cheap to make and not overly filling. If you drank one of these with breakfast, one with lunch and one before bed you would have 90g extra protein, 108g extra carbs, 42g extra fat. Ok so maybe the carbs and fat would become an issue but depends what bodytype and what sort of diet you are on atm...
either way milk is a great bulking food...
400ml whole milk + 50g skimmed milk powder is 30g protein, 36g carb, 14g fat. Thats a pretty sick bulking drink to be drank between and/or with meals IMO. Its easy to drink, easy and cheap to make and not overly filling. If you drank one of these with breakfast, one with lunch and one before bed you would have 90g extra protein, 108g extra carbs, 42g extra fat. Ok so maybe the carbs and fat would become an issue but depends what bodytype and what sort of diet you are on atm...
either way milk is a great bulking food...
in simple non scientific bullshit terms, milk works great for building and preserving muscle even if you use it as your main protein source and protein shakes made with water dont.
drinking a shake post w/o is effective because the protein that is their can reach the bloodstream faster than protein from food, but when you dont need the rapid release its the worst choice aside from soy and none at all.
if you took every weight lifter in the world that couldnt make gains that had a half way descent training program and convinced them to just drink milk all day long they would all start gaining.
Interesting. Thanks.
