Tips on getting enough protein

[CraigMBA]

@trpnhntr

First - 70g over what period of time as the upper limit? Does that imply 70g in 24 hours? 70g in a single sitting? 70g in the roughly 18 hours most people are awake each day?

No idea, but the concept of waking up at midnight to microdose protein seems unworkable.

@trpnhntr

Second - Less importantly, more just curiosity, but why do you assume each scoop of whey protein is 33g of protein? The whey I use (SiS) is a 15g scoop which contains 11g of protein. Curious if I missed it elsewhere in the thread or if there’s some standard I’m not aware of.

Probably sampling bias on my part at the grocery store? I just assumed they were all like that after I looked at 20 of them because what I wanted was one scoop that is 10-12 grams.

@onemanpeloton

I NEED that recipe. care to share?

Sure.

I mix up a full strength bottle of lemon lime sports drink (I use gatorade and a 24 oz bottle, which works out to 48g carbohydrate) and spike it back with vanilla flavor Pure Protein (half a scoop is 12 grams) which brings the ratio of carbs:protein in at 4:1. The macros are about the same as a cup of lowfat chocolate milk but it eliminates the potential for losing willpower and killing the whole carton. And I get 24 oz of hydration down while I’m waiting for the shower to warm up.

Just so you know, I can’t take credit for this recipe. Amber Pierce shared it on one of her TR podcast appearances and gets full credit. Thanks Amber!