8 Scoops of Protein a Day

Diet and Nutrition
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Would drinking up to 8 scoops of whey protein per day cause any issues? Has anyone here taken most of his protein from shakes?

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it canā€™t be worse than GOMAD XD. I couldnā€™t do that (hunder issue lol), but if itā€™s ok with you (economical situation, hunder, time, etc etc) go for it

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not an issue for limited periods of time. lookup the (original) Velocity diet on this site.

not something Id recommend long term but for some time / goal why not

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Iā€™d imagine the main issue would be a considerable dent in the wallet.

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Mixed with milk and bought in bulk, you can get a decent amount of calories pretty cheap.

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The Velocity diet was based heavily around using shakes as the primary means of nutrition.

That said, I imagine no medical professional would advise this approach.

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Just seems so pointless that way mate, in my opinion. How much protein are you getting in 8 scoops? 160g ballpark figure?

Plus how many calories does someone need before they start putting on the chub

Bear in mind Iā€™m a 42 year old stressed out dad who probably puts on fat if I go about 1kcal over maintenance :man_facepalming:

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Iā€™m in a similar boat. I drank it for convenience and to lose weight, oddly.

My completely unscientific, and probably ridiculous opinions are that shakes are worthless for me to gain weight, I only really use them to lose weight. At the time my diet was 4-6 scoops of whey mixed with 1.5L of milk throughout the day, then a solid protein based meal at night. Easy, quick, cheap and effective. Absolutely in no way scientifically backed or verified.

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Probably digestive issues with that much.

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I agree. Probably need quite a bit of fiber to counter it.

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Depends on what the issue is, more fiber might make it go through you even faster.

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For me, the it would swing the other way and I would need something to kĆØep things moving.

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One way or another it canā€™t end well.

Other issues I could imagine being a problem are increased hunger due to the fact that whey protein shakes are much less filling than the meat you wonā€™t be eating, and also iron and B vitamin deficiency since protein shakes have none of that. Itā€™s called a ā€œsupplementā€ for a reason, itā€™s supposed to supplement your diet rather than replace real food.

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Great if you want to strap a turbine to your ass and power the neighborhood with ā€˜windā€™.

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Exactly!

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I think it wonā€™t kill you and try it and see

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How big are these scoops?

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25 gr each with 21 grams of protein

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Given that Iā€™d be eating normal food on top of that, to get in all the micronutrients, would it still be an issue?

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If you get enough iron and B vitamins from elsewhere then theoretically it could work. As long as your diet isnā€™t deficient in anything then the only issue I could imagine is digestive problems, and you would get sick of protein shakes pretty fast too.

Why exactly do you want to do this?

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