How many protein can your body digest ?

[dabuffguy]

.... 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

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.

 

[phillypaone]

1 gram per lb of weight is sufficient.

 

[JLowe02]

noob size and strength gains go through the roof. which is one reason noobs should work out naturally before using aas, because they will make aas-like gains.

 

[ALIN]

Well my question is how many protein can your body digest in one meal?

I would guess between 50-100grams depending on the person

 

[Tatyana]

.... 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

It was theoretical stuff, what would be possible if everything was perfect, which of course, it never is.

 

[ceo]

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.

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.