Too Much Protein?

paul7g

Hi,

I go to the gym 5 days a week, and i consume 4 scoops of protein a day:

07:30 - 1 scoop of protein powder before work
07:45 mixed nuts with porridge
10:00 - 1 slice of brown bread and peanut butter
13:00 - tuna salad
17:00 - 2 scoops of protein powder (with milk, banana, honey & spinach) before the gym
17:30 - gym
19:00 - 1 scoop of protein powder after the gym
19:30 - chicken or beef or fish with rice and veg

I'm 6ft and 13 st 7 lbs. Is that too much protein?

Alf Veedersane

paul7g wrote: »

Hi,

I go to the gym 5 days a week, and i consume 4 scoops of protein a day:

07:30 - 1 scoop before work
17:00 - 2 scoops before the gym
17:30 - gym
19:00 - 1 scoop after the gym

I also have various other protein sources throughout the day, typically:

07:45 mixed nuts with porridge
10:00 - 1 slice of brown bread and peanut butter
13:00 - tuna salad
19:30 - chicken or beef or fish with rice and veg

I'm 6ft and 13 st 7 lbs. Is that too much protein?

5 scoops is about 100-105g.
The only other protein sourced he note are the tuna and meat/fish.

Wouldn't think it's particularly excessive.

papu

I would regularly hit 200g of protein a day.
5 scoops does seem an excessive use of a supplement

Alf Veedersane

papu wrote: »

5 scoops does seem an excessive use of a supplement

This.

Nothing wrong with a supplement but just seems like it's making too high a percentage of the daily protein intake.

Is the food listed all the food in a day, OP?

paul7g

Thanks guys.

Sorry not sure where the 5 scoops is coming from, it's 4 scoops :-)

07:30 - 1 scoop before work
17:00 - 2 scoops before the gym
17:30 - gym
19:00 - 1 scoop after the gym

Yes, this is basically all the food i take in for the day, with a few small snacks in between, usually a hand full of blueberries or other portions of fruit.

Alf Veedersane

It's not a lot of food at all. Your diet is being propped up by shakes.

Are the shakes made with milk?

paul7g

I put different things in the main shake:


07:30 - 1 scoop before work (water & protein powder)
17:00 - 2 scoops before the gym (water, milk, banana, spinach, honey & protein powder)
19:00 - 1 scoop after the gym (water & protein powder)

conzy

Depending on portion sizes you dont have enough protein. You should be consuming ~200g if you are training