Is too much protein bad for you?

Too much of ANYTHING is bad for you.

The real question is how much is too much.

The standard American diet lends towards eating more protein than the average person needs for basic functions. That being said, it may not be enough for someone with a more active life style.

Likewise, some of the protein recommendations you see for people trying to put on muscle mass may actually be higher than what is truly needed to accomplish the task. However, eating protein instead of carbs may provide other health benefits depending on your goals and macro count.

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2gxbw and you will be more than fine so long as you drink water.

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About the standard rule of thumb for bodybuilders gaining mass. I have seen some bump up even more but most of these guys are also on gear and have to feed that animal. That's seriously alot of damn protein to consume on a daily basis.

If you are thinking about consuming that much I would invest in mucho TP and maybe a good toilet as well.

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Is too much protein bad for you?No, it's essentially impossible to have too much.

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Incorrect. Too much protein can cause CKD. It can and does make it hard to get rid of waste. Ask your nephrologist about this.

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About the standard rule of thumb for bodybuilders gaining mass. I have seen some bump up even more but most of these guys are also on gear and have to feed that animal. That's seriously alot of damn protein to consume on a daily basis.

If you are thinking about consuming that much I would invest in mucho TP and maybe a good toilet as well.

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I don't always eat this much. Just depends on what kind of meso-cycle I am in at the time. But 2xBW might seem extreme, but Doggcrapp Trainees, Fortitude Trainees, and Wendlers Trainees having been having crazy success with it for years.

Everyone screams 1g per pound of BW, yet most of these people look the same year after year. Making your body do something it doesn't want to do takes extreme meausures. Sorry, but it does. It wont be necessary for everyone and most can progress at first with 1gxBW. But I look at protein like a drug, you start at the minimal amount needed for growth, as you plateau you raise the amount topping off at 2xBW or so. I have seen some go up to 3xBW for a 6-8 meso cycle, but most people won't need that. The ones that did that had been stuck for over a year in about the same place and were just tired of the grind with little results to show for it and decided to go drastic. The 4 people I have have known that did it, go the results, but started to hate food by the end


BTW my current split is 1.5xBW on training days. 0.8xBW on rest days.

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BTW my current split is 1.5xBW on training days. 0.8xBW on rest days.

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That is about me to a tee on protein intake but I am not trying to add mass.

Did you read my post? I said three times it's crazy extreme. As far as how much meat that equates too, depends on type of meat, precooked vs cooked weight etc. it's a shot ton either way and how they did it was just had a 50g protein shake with each meal and 75g post workout.

Btw I said a bunch this isn't needed unless you are crazy advanced and have been plateaud for months.

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600 grams is about 1.33 lbs of meat

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I got a pound of meat contains 117g of protein

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Incorrect. Too much protein can cause CKD.

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Nah.

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Ask your nephrologist about this.

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I did.

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Is too much protein bad for you?

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Depends on the person. Skimming through I saw mentions of 600g which is ridiculous. You need maybe 1g per pound of body weight. Someone that's larger trying to lose weight needs to maybe shoot for 1g of lean body mass.

Now depending on what kind of protein also matters. If there are a lot of protein shakes, you can develop some gut issues. But that depends a lot on the person. But something else to watch is your kidneys. Alot of protein needs a lot of water to flush. You can really over work your kidneys.

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there are a lot of protein shakes, you can develop some gut issues

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can you explain a little more on what this entails. Symptoms of too much protein shakes?