How do you hit your protein numbers?

[Shicky]

Brought this up in other thread elsewhere and didnt really get an answer. So i thought it deserved a thread to itself! Simple question really, how do you get your protein consistently throughout the day?

I seem to have been doing this very wrong and just assumed a few grams per 3hours would do me fine, but others seem to suggest i need 25-30g every 3hours. So am i doing it wrong? If so how do you manage to get this 30g out of a snack-style meal? For example i split my meals 700/300kcals, to hit this 300kcals i generally eat 40g of some variety of nuts and get about 5-8g of protein from it. This is also pretty good as i've been following a high fat diet up to this point. I understand Whey protein can be optimised in this way but to be honest i only want to use whey PWO and when i cant stomach any food for whatever reason, i believe most of the things we as BB or athletes or whatever else need, we should get from food.

Me being between houses and a fresher i really need portable food, something i imagine would be hard with getting 30g of protein per meal.

Also, on a side note do most people here follow a high protein diet? By this i mean MORE than 1.5xmass in lbs, maybe 50% of you daily calorie intake? I used to do this but was warned against this as apparently this signals to the body, protein is in surplus, use it up...then when it isnt there it uses the next best protein source....muscle. This is my thinking behind a high fat diet, i.e lots of fat, use it.

Anyway....that turned out longer than expected. Look forward to hearing your thoughts!

[kp1512]

I drink my protein and calories if need be as its easier...but when at home just make the number sup by eggs, meat etc....

I gen shoot for 40-50g per meal of protein..and higher....again, I firmly beleive protein requirement is demand driven like a lot of other thigns in BB and nutrition....and its worked well for me to date

KP

[Jonathan]

I follow what would considered a low protein diet for a strength athlete. If I have totted it up right I have consumed 180g of protein and 5000kcal so far today, at 129kg bodyweight. I'll get to 5800kcal and about 210g protein, and I honestly do not see the point of eating more protein than that.

I don't pay that much attention to protein in my diet - just eat cleanly, with particular attention to frequent meals/smoothies (every 90-120 minutes) and a variety of healthy foods. Far more important than protein intake is solid, consistant training.

Just my opinion though

Jonathan

[Bean]

anything from 0.8g up to 1.5 is recommended from different sources, 1.5 is a little overkill especially if you dont take roids, or are not dieting and planning to up protein to compensate cutting out carbs or fat.

Shoot for 1g per pound first mate, you cant go wrong with that, then after an 8 week block of training either cut back to 0.8 minimum or up it, i feel good on up to 1.2 or 1.3g but sometimes i let it vary between 1 and 1.5, mostly 1.5 cos i love meat.

Have whey for brekky an post workout an theres 2 meals down, i try to have 2 chicken meals, 1 beef or oily fish meal an whitefish, buy food storage tubs, cook everything the night before or in the morning tub it an take it with u, chuck it in the fridge at work.

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I seem to have been doing this very wrong and just assumed a few grams per 3hours would do me fine, but others seem to suggest i need 25-30g every 3 hours. So am i doing it wrong? If so how do you manage to get this 30g out of a snack-style meal?

that is ded on,
id cut the nuts back a little an have a few after a peice of steak and salad.
100g of chicken/ beef or turkey are all between 28 an 30 grams of protein, which is about size of the palm of ur hand.

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Also, on a side note do most people here follow a high protein diet? By this i mean MORE than 1.5xmass in lbs, maybe 50% of you daily calorie intake?

i think usually when high protein diet is stated it means compared to a normal unathletic persons diet which doesnt have as high protein requirements. So i think everyone has a high protein diet on here in that sense except for the above dude but he's the exception to the rule.

[cleaver]

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why have protein cos they'd leave u feeling crap and lethargic.

Carbs although good for providing energy actually make you feel tired and lethargic.

I have never known anyone to be lethargic after eating protein. The exact opposite in fact.

[average-37]

I just drink shakes all day.

also egg whites.

i get about 250g minimun plus a ready meal, the odd tin or sardines, a cottage cheese wrap, nuts, apples.

must admit i'm always hungry.

carbs is a bit more of a mystery. I have some potatoes, they sing to me. 'Please eats us before we go mouldy likle those guys over there'. but their such nice potatoes. Seems a shame to eat them.

[Ripped Barbarian]

I get enough protein from diet, a correct paleo diet will give you the right amount, no need for any supplements.

[Shicky]

Ripped caveman how do you get say 30g of protein in a snack meal? For example would you just have a cooked chicken breast mid morning? Some cottage cheese?

[Bison]

Every single meal I eat is high protein, usually between 40g-60g. If it's below that protein level then I'll top it up with a protein shake. I never go more than 3 hours without having a meal. Eating between 350g-400g of protein per day and have been eating like this for about 6 weeks now.

I'd say I'm currently my biggest in terms of lean muscle mass and certainly my strongest. There is DEFINATELY something to consuming a very high protein diet imho, no doubt about it. I don't care what anyone says or what report they show me saying otherwise. I've tried it and experienced it myself, very high protein (3.5g-4g per kilo bodyweight) yeilds better strength and muscle gains than medium protein.... for me at least.

[Ripped Barbarian]

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Ripped caveman how do you get say 30g of protein in a snack meal? For example would you just have a cooked chicken breast mid morning? Some cottage cheese?

I don't specifically get 30g in a snack meal, the body isn't a continously rated machine, protein requirements vary throughout the day suprisingly as various growth hormones are pumped around.

I tend to get a tick over of smaller amounts of leaner protein during the working day, with energy coming from veg, fruits, roots etc.
The way i tick over on protein is to have a tub full of various protein sources.
A tub i take to work may contain prawns, a sea bream, a mackerel, a lambs heart, couple of slices of lambs liver or whatever, everytime i go for something i pick out what i fancy, it's a lot easier than trying to set out specific protein snacks, which are actually hard to prepare/store seperately (tins of fish or protein shakes are the only thing that come to mind)
In my opinion it is much better to get your protein from the tub method.

During the evening (after workouts) i tend to eat larger amounts of protein, sometimes even 100g+ protein in one meal, this will be from quality meat usually.