One more thing: Rob recommends a rather large meal (especially for
bodybuilders) a couple of hours after the post-workout meal. Say you
consume 50 grams of protein then, you would end up taking in more
protein than necessary that day even if you carb-load.


On 2/24/06, Simon Dankel <simon.dankel@...> wrote:
> My protein shakes usually have about 30 grams of protein. Also, I
> usually have a protein shake no sooner than a half hour before the
> workout, so that there will be about 1 and a half hours between the
> shakes. That's a total of 60 grams within 1 and a half hours of high
> physical activity.
>
> Rob recommends spreading the protein intake so that the average meal
> contains about 30-35 grams, adding up to about 2 grams of protein per
> kilo bodyweight. If you have two 50 gram protein shakes, and you weigh
> 75 kilos, it would leave 50 grams of protein for the rest of your
> meals (e.g. 3 meals).
>
> Protein is rather expensive and it will be excreted in the urine when
> taken in excess. Because the hormonal and muscle protecting benefits
> of protein are achieved with moderate amounts (and because taking in
> more can stimulate insulin too much), why not keep the pre- and post
> workout shakes at around 30 grams?
>
> Simon
>
> On 2/23/06, jrosart295 <joel.rosart@...> wrote:
> > Wow, quiet in here......
> >
> > Question:
> >
> > Rob endorses a 50 gram per meal protein limit & a minimum time between
> > meals of 2 hours. So, if you have a protein shake before training and
> > then another one an hour later, does this mean each shake should only
> > have 25 grams of protein maximum? Or does the increased uptake of
> > nutrients during & after training negate these rules? I suspect the
> > latter although Rob has never mentioned it explicitly.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Joel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>