An interesting read

[Jean-Paul]

Training-Nutrition FAQ

A bit dated, but still a lot of good info in here.

[eros]

This reminds me of something
someone told me (a long time ago) that our body could only take 30 gr of protein upon itself per time.. so for instance every 2 hours
more than 30 grams would be 'wasted'

is this true or false?
would make my 2g protein per kg daily intake a lot easier if this were false

btw jp i'm very glad you posted this, these are the basics of nutrition and this was just what i needed thanks! what a great site

[Siscoe]

The 30g thing is an urban legend - there's no data (that I've seen) that would support it.

I think it was Lou Ferrigno that started that one - and if big Lou says it, it must be true.

[Johnka]

Originally posted by eros:
This reminds me of something
someone told me (a long time ago) that our body could only take 30 gr of protein upon itself per time.. so for instance every 2 hours
more than 30 grams would be 'wasted'

is this true or false?
would make my 2g protein per kg daily intake a lot easier if this were false

btw jp i'm very glad you posted this, these are the basics of nutrition and this was just what i needed thanks! what a great site

Here's a good summary of this myth:
http://www.wannabebig.com/article.php?articleid=54

[jc228]

Originally posted by Johnka:
Here's a good summary of this myth:
http://www.wannabebig.com/article.php?articleid=54

Nice article. Sometimes I think that people of opposing views can take the same data, and find a way to interpret that data to justify their stance.

That said, I love this quote: Dr Michael Colgan says, "No one ever grew an ounce of muscle from simply gulping protein. Muscles grow from pushing poundage—period." That'll be my new sig for a while, I think. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[phizer]

Hey, eros, here's another article for you to mull over from John Berardi.


PS - hmm....looks like the server's down right now...maybe try it again later. It's a good article, though (if you can get to it ).