Can I eat 1,000 calories of whey protein a day?

[White Scott]

I'm trying to put on mass and its really hard to keep stuffing myself with food. I will continue to do so, but I was wondering if I can go ahead and just consume massive amounts of protein mix since it's so easier to put down.


As long as I have a balanced diet, can I consume massive amounts of whey protein and gain weight? Calories is calories right?

 

[Victa***]

No you need Food and if you are forced to eat TONS of food then the food your eating doesnt have enough Calories in it.

 

[flip970039]

I believe that the caloric conversion of fat, carbohydrates, and protein is as follows:

1gram Protein=4 calories

1gram fat= 9 calories

1 gram of Carbs=4 calories

Gaining weight can be tricky. One thing I would stress that the calories that you are intaking be of high quality, and not junk food. Also the internet is full of cheap and reliable recipes for home made protein shakes using stuff like oatmeal, powdered milk, and peanut butter

 

[grizz_mv]

no...just...no

 

[Sambo234]

your liver would probably die.. and you'd probably die from chronic diarrhea

 

[White Scott]

ok, thanks

 

[Diomedes]

your liver would probably die.. and you'd probably die from chronic diarrhea

His liver would be fine, he'd have some uncomfortable shits though.

 

[finnegan]

Try this instead:
Morning Shake: Chocolate Peanut Butter Muscle Milk w/ 2 scoops chunky peanut butter and 2% milk. 50+ protein and at least 600-700 calories.
Evening Shake: Whey + Deadlifts.

 

[PaulGHSPro]

You don't take in CALORIES of whey, you take in GRAMS. The basic one is to take in how much you weight(ex: weight= 180 lbs so you take 180g of whey). If you want to gain mass slowly load more and more calories(try to eat healthy fats, so you don't gain fat rather then muscle). Get a notebook and write down all the nutrition info and add up all the cals, carbs, protein, etc etc. Make sure you train heavy too though, you can't be burning calories if you want to put on weight.

 

[juanlawnmower]

I suggest 1000 grams worth of cyanide.

 

[flip970039]

You don't take in CALORIES of whey, you take in GRAMS. The basic one is to take in how much you weight(ex: weight= 180 lbs so you take 180g of whey). If you want to gain mass slowly load more and more calories(try to eat healthy fats, so you don't gain fat rather then muscle). Get a notebook and write down all the nutrition info and add up all the cals, carbs, protein, etc etc. Make sure you train heavy too though, you can't be burning calories if you want to put on weight.

1 Gram of Whey protein, or any type of protein, converts into 4 caloric units of energy when processed by your body.


PS I always though it was funny how those huge est for protein intake, come from magazines and and websites that sell the stuff.

 

[grizz_mv]

1g per pound isnt huge...

 

[flip970039]

1g per pound isnt huge...

well I guess I took the post to be recommending 180 grams from protein supplements in addition to what would be ingested via diet as well

 

[Chest Rockwell]

The key is as long as you have a balanced diet, then adding 4-6 servings of 2 scoops of protein shakes will be the single most important thing that you can ever do to gain quality mass. Just remember you have to be consistent, and it will take time. DON'T overtrain. How are you going to grow if your always training. Be intense with power movements and get your rest. Repeat and grow a few pounds of quality muscle every few months and let em start maturing.

 

[icanspell]

In a perfect world, you'd get a lot of protein and get it via food. Protein shakes are largely about one thing: convenience. Focus on getting 6 meals a day with generous portions of protein in each one. If this is difficult, make one of the 6 a protein shake. But becoming dependent on shakes for multiple meals every day is not optimal and unless you are EXTREMELY busy is usually a sign of laziness. And if your nutritional habits are lazy that's fine -- as long as you don't mind lazy results.