[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

It's a myth that the more protein you eat the better. Your body can only handle so much. The general rule is 1 -1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight. Think vitamin c. If you overdo how much vitamin c you need for the day, what does your body do with it?

Protein shakes are a growing market. In my opinion they're overhyped, overmarketed and overpriced. Really it's what you put into working out is what you get out of it. Protein shakes are riding the coat tails of your training and they're full of fillers. Am i against protein shakes, no but prefer to put my money into a good diet.

You always get the guys in the changeroom that swear by this shake. Ten minutes later you hear the next guy swear by another shake. You gotta get it. I"m seeing huge results and i just started drinking it last week.

Anyway, here's part of an article from bodybuilding.com

Muscles Are Protein, So It Only Makes Sense To Eat More Protein, Right? Not Quite.
First you need to understand that after your protein intake has been met, any further protein consumed is just going to be broken down by the body and converted to glucose for use as fuel or be stored as body fat. From that standpoint, it's much more effective to just eat carbs straight up rather than having to go through the process of protein breakdown (gluconeogenesis).

Scientifically you're right:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsm...ucts-hdtv_auto


Worth the watch