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So how much can one absorb in a period? Serious question. Anyone have an idea on this?
If you downed 4 eggs, 8 oz of steak, and a 30g protein shake for breakfast, how much protein is wasted? I know it would be better to spread it throughout the day, but can you take in 20g an hour and it be affectively digested?
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There is only so much protein your body can process at one time.
So how much can one absorb in a period? Serious question. Anyone have an idea on this?
If you downed 4 eggs, 8 oz of steak, and a 30g protein shake for breakfast, how much protein is wasted? I know it would be better to spread it throughout the day, but can you take in 20g an hour and it be affectively digested?
That I do not know. I believe it varies.
Edit: keep in mind the different bioavailabilities of protein.
These are estimates based on IIRC:
Whey isolate is digested easily and will be in your bloodstream within 15 minutes but will be gone from your bloodstream in about 30-40 minutes.
Whey concentrate takes about 30 minutes to get into your bloodstream and is gone at 50-60 minutes
Eggs are next up
Egg whites only are next
Milk (casein and whey proteins) is next
chicken, beef, etc
soy
nuts, seeds, etc.
If you downed 4 eggs, 8 oz of steak, and a 30g protein shake for breakfast, how much protein is wasted?
Assuming the 30g protein shake is an all whey blend of concentrate/isolate then you are getting a huge dose of protein into your bloodstream in a short period if you are eating eggs with it. Switching to egg whites spreads it out a bit with a longer lasting rolloff from the steak. This is a recipe for superhero status if that superhero is "The Spleen" from mystery men.
Whey proteins are really only ideal first thing in the morning and after a workout. For the rest of the day you want to focus more on meats, eggs, milk, and blended protein shakes (combinations of whey, casein, etc). I believe the casein proteins actually have a habit of bonding to more bioavailable proteins and spreading out the release into your bloodstream. Consuming only proteins that are in and out of your system quickly is not conducive to maintaining a positive nitrogen balance. You need to spread it out and keep a good intake of protein throughout the day as opposed to a ton of it at one time.
That was a longer edit than I intended