Maximum Amount of Protein Digested?

[Farrar]

I have read that the body cannot digest more than 30-40 grams of protein per meal but that seems hard to believe IF one is going to get the amounts of protein some suggest while on cycle. I weigh 210 lbs. and consume about 315 grams per day in 7 meals. But, one of those meals is at lunch where I eat two 6 ounces cans of tuna totaling 66 grams and another is post workout where I get 50 grams in a malto/dextrin mix recovery drink.

What are your thoughts? Is eating over 40 grams a waste?

Farrar

[iamcdn]

Re: Maximum Amount of Protein Digested?

Originally posted by Farrar
I have read that the body cannot digest more than 30-40 grams of protein per meal but that seems hard to believe IF one is going to get the amounts of protein some suggest while on cycle. I weigh 210 lbs. and consume about 315 grams per day in 7 meals. But, one of those meals is at lunch where I eat two 6 ounces cans of tuna totaling 66 grams and another is post workout where I get 50 grams in a malto/dextrin mix recovery drink.

What are your thoughts? Is eating over 40 grams a waste?

Farrar

please do a search, there are lots of good convos about this... the concenus:

IT DEPENDS ON YOU BODY

30-50gs

its more complex than, you can only digest and use 66

there is no clearcut answer

[Speedracer59]

Like iamcdn said, 30- 50 is about right.This can be optimized and in some cases upped to around 65 or more with some Ginger root to aid in digestion.

[Jarconis]

40 grams of protein is utter nonsense, eat away brotha! By the above logic, that would state Ronnie Coleman at THE most is only getting 240 grams of protein....uh, how bout no scott...

[Farrar]

How much ginger root would one need to take?

Thanks,

Farrar

[Speedracer59]

Read this post bro. http://www.fitnessgeared.com/forum/s...ht=ginger+root

[Farrar]

Thanks for the help. I guess I should use the "Search" function more often.

Thanks,

Farrar

[warpalien]

all i know is arnolds workout routine and diet consisted of over 300 grams of protein a day just from food, and he took other things as supplements. so maybe it was his body since hes a big guy, but i dont think its just that.