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How many protein can your body digest ?
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*The_West*
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thankfully, it doesn't work like that, try to consume 1.5-2 grams of protein per lb of bodyweight, per day when building muscle. so as i weigh 175 lbs, i eat around 350 g protein a day, so 60 g of protein per meal is good for me, i get the rest from whey shakes
yourmomgoestocollege
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Not the way to diet at all. You need to eat to gain, but you also need to eat right. Space your meals out accordingly and do some research man. Depending on your goals break out your proteins, carbs and fats to meet your goals. Your body will really only metabolize about 45-50 grams of protein every 2-3 hours. Maybe a little more if you are in the 250lb range.
Tatyana
Elite Mentor
Rebelde said:
It depends on your body composition as well.
There is also an issue with liquid calories, our bodies are not really designed to 'process' them as well as solid food.
Our bodies will process everything we put in it. Any excess gets stored as fat.
Too much protein will just increase your urea levels if it is not used to build muscle, for repair, hormones, hair, nails, enzymes etc.
I did get a bit of info from someone who is doing their PhD in protein synthesis, and he did have some rough estimate about how many grams of protein could be assimilated per g of muscle or something like that.
I would have to go and search it out.
yourmomgoestocollege said:
I agree with that as a baseline.
I also posted about this earlier... but I am hard pressed to believe most Anyone on this board is consistently eating 2 grams protein per lb/bw. If we use the example of a 200lb'er, that is 400 grams (1600 calories) of ONLY protein... or 8 meals at 50 grams per sitting... which would be circa 7oz COOKED chicken or 2 full scoops protein, 8 times per day.
Toss your carbs and Good fats in there, and you've got a TON of food.
In addition, that much protein requires Substantial increases in water intake... minimal water intake with maximum protein intake= very unhappy kidneys.
I would challenge anyone to keep a fitday journal for 7 days and see how close they get to that number, on average for 7 days. The actual number you get will probably surprise you.
Tatyana
Elite Mentor
I asked about how much muscle can someone put on naturally of a PhD candidate and nattie Pro BBer, Layne Norton.
This was his response:
well typically the absolute max amount of amino acids that can be deposited in tissue per day is about 5-10g. So let's say you max that at 10g per day. 10X365 = 3,650 grams. 3650g/454grams per lb = 8.04 lbs. Now that is dry tissue weight. Skeletal mucle is only about 30% dry tissue and 70% water. so if 8.04 is divided by .3 you get about 26.8 lbs per year. Now obviously this is not set in stone but I think it's probably safe to say anything over 25-30 lbs of LEAN tissue gain per year would be close to impossible to achieve without anabolics.
This was his response:
well typically the absolute max amount of amino acids that can be deposited in tissue per day is about 5-10g. So let's say you max that at 10g per day. 10X365 = 3,650 grams. 3650g/454grams per lb = 8.04 lbs. Now that is dry tissue weight. Skeletal mucle is only about 30% dry tissue and 70% water. so if 8.04 is divided by .3 you get about 26.8 lbs per year. Now obviously this is not set in stone but I think it's probably safe to say anything over 25-30 lbs of LEAN tissue gain per year would be close to impossible to achieve without anabolics.
yourmomgoestocollege
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get456 said:
I agree 100% I average, even when leaning out, about 300 to maybe 325 grams of protein per day. I thought I was getting way more and I did a fitday test for a week and was shocked as hell.
Entering all that info is time consuming as hell (well last time I did it, it was) but worth it in the end. You know what your taking in. I get about 120 grams of my protein from shakes because that is what I have time for. Not ideal and at times I can switch it up and get more solid foods, but 2grams per pound is hard to get to.
Tatyana said:
.... 2 lbs per month lean muscle gain?
I think everyone on this board can agree that is almost impossible... when was the last time Layne added 2lbs per month of muscle? Maybe he means up to a point?
I mean shit, Jay Cutler would be lucky to add 5lbs between the 07 and 08 olympia and that is WITH a research lab full of bodybuilding drugs
get456 said:
I did as a noob. I gained an insane amount of strength and muscle size when I started. I went up 15 lbs in 6 weeks, my bench weight went up 50 lbs for reps and other according excercises. My chest, shoulders, lats and traps all gained significant size in 6 weeks. And it was mostly muscle, I can guarantee that. Traps don't get thicker and taller and more defined by fat. When a shirt seems to shrink in the sleeves while gaining definition (dropped 3%bf) that is muscle. Newbs can gain an insane amount of muscle when dieting and excersising properly.
Of course, this is newbie gains as muscles seem to respond in a completely differeny capcity when new to weight lifting.
I seem to gain about 1lb a month solid these days. It's slow, but it's making it's way. Now that I can squat and deadlift again, my body weight has increased 7 lbs in the last 5 weeks, and my quads are 1.5" bigger around, and my middle back is thicker, all while gaining definition, very noticably around the waste. My BF has dropped noticably, probably 1% (i'm at around 11-12% so a drop of 1-2% is huge difference in definition). But, those gains are seeming to be much less dramatic than the first 3 weeks were. Again, the newbie gains apply here.
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phillypaone
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1 gram per lb of weight is sufficient.
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ALIN
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Rebelde said:
I would guess between 50-100grams depending on the person
get456 said:
Hi! 220lbs here, consuming 450-500+ grams of protein a day.
Yes, I drink a lot of water. Yes, it is a ton of food. Go ask Wulfgar in his "Dutchbags..." thread over in C&C about how much protein he's consuming a day (650-800 grams). He's a 270 lb'er. Totally possible bro.
