over protien

[Cackerot69]

That new winking smiley is quite gay...

The coversion is protein to energy is a simple process. Yes, if carbs are available then the protein won't need to be coverted to carbs...which goes back to the "if repair requirements are met, carb requirements are met, and calories are above maintenance" thingy....

But, if you eat more protein than you need and not enough carbs then you will still get the same energy you are lacking from the protein.

 

[Exodus]

its not that easy.......... to many factors in the body to say proteins is the same as carbs and used as the same

the have the same funtions on some things......... but calories are calories...... extra is fat........ that my friend.... is period.

but extra protein like you said will not matter much as in compared to if first the carbs, fat and protein are filled first.

but its correct to say that it is harder for the body to use protein.......... carbs first........ then after 20 minutes of areobics.... it goes to fat........... so unless there is not carb stores in the body..... it will go to protein or muscle first.

 

[Cackerot69]

It really is that easy...

 

[Kilroy]

One thing you haven't mentioned...
when you eat more protein than you need
you get lots of GAS.

 

[MarkFlC5]

One thing you haven't mentioned...
when you eat more protein than you need
you get lots of GAS.

Kilroy,

Are you saying that (all things being equal) gas is an indicator that you may have consumed more protein in one meal than you can use? Just curious?

 

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Oh and too much protein will give u nice runny shits...mmmm

 

[Hoffmeister]

Actually, what I think he's getting at is the efficiency of converting protein to glucose.

Protein converts to glucose at only 58%. So consuming 100 grams of "extra" protein would only convert to 58 grams of glucose.

 

[buffal2001]

So is it just the aminos that get deaminated in the liver and subsequently pissed out?

 

[blakbelt]

So are you all saying that while lifting/running on a regular schedule, I do not need to be worried about taking in too much protien? I deffinately dont want to be adding any more fat mass to my body.

 

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