how much protein can your body handle?

Question

for people who work out n need alot of protein, thers a certain amount you should have at a time because your body can only handle so much, what amount is it that it can handle and how long befor you can have more, cheers

Answer 1

YOU SHOULD HAVE A LEAST 1 GRAM PER POUND OF BODY WEIGHT, IF YOU WEIGHT SAY 180LBS, YOU SHOULD HAVE A LEAST 180 GRAMS A DAY, AS PER HOW MUCH CAN YOUR BODY HANDLE PER SERVING, MEN CAN HANDLE ABOUT 60 GRAMS AT A TIME, WOMEN ABOUT 35 GRAMS AT A TIME. YOU SHOULD EAT PROTEIN EVERY 2 TO 3 HOURS, WITH EVERY MEAL, EITHER IN THE FORM OF FOOD, OR A SHAKE.
JUST DIVIDE THE GRAMS YOU SHOULD CONSUME, BY YOUR DAILY MEALS, EXAMPLE, IF YOU WEIGHT 180 AND YOU EAT 6 MEALS A DAY, YOU SHOULD EAT ABOUT 30 GRAMS PER MEAL.

Answer 2

Your're right, apparently the body needs it but can handle only so much. I found the answer to your question when I searched the Web under "protein RDA" --which is the Recommended Daily Allowance. Several sites have the right amount--.36g per kg (2.2 lb) of body weight (just divide your body weight by 3 and that gives you the grams of protein per day you need for average activity). The USDA says that that should cover about 97% of people, but other sites recommended 1 1/2 to 2 times your RDA if you are training hard. One of the sites under that search answered your question, for athletes, and detailed all the health problems that too much protein can cause, recommending what they felt was a safe increase for athletes. Regards, Mike

Answer 3

The recomended amount of protein that most people recomend is between 1gram and 1.5gram per pound of your overall bodywieght. Any more protein after this will have limited if no results at all, though scienctific studies have shown that your body can handle up to 700-800 grams of protein a day why on earth you'd want to do this i dont know. My advice on when to eat protein is that you should have one serving with each of your three meals days. I would also recomend that you where to take in protein pre and post workout. But postworkout is more important as you can lose muscle mass if your body goes into a protein deficit. If you want help with nutrition i would read this guide which is at T-nation.com which is a mainly bodybuilding website but should help somewhat with nutrition.( a lot bout protein in this article take a look on the 2nd page)
http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do;jsessionid=D1A0E08C585D02435E79C6E7C56C1C90.hydra?id=1793585&cr=bodybuilding
Hope this helps best of luck

Answer 4

well if you are working out, and trying to build muscle, you need to eat twice your body weight in grams of protein. so if you weigh 100 lbs, you should eat 200 grams of protein a day to gain significant muscle.
this is going by a body builders regimen mind you! if you are just looking to lose weight and build muscle, you dont need that much, just eat a ton of protein and stay away from the whites! there is no such thing as too much protein, what your body dosent need, it elimilates.

Answer 5

The maximum protein that a bodybuilder usually consumes is 2 grams per pound of bodyweight a day. Consuming anything more than that can cause excessive myostatin production. It's a chemical that destroys muscles.

Answer 6

Oooooh good question I haven't heard about it but now I'm scared I might be getting too much! I keeping an eye out on this one!

Answer 7

i think the daily recomendation is your body weight in it, like 1g of protien=1lb
so if you way 175 you should have 175g of protien