In an effort to hit a much higher number of protein, I'm considering going to three protein scoops a day but I'm unsure. I'm thinking one in the morning and maybe two at night.

 

 

Any thoughts about how I should go about this or if I should at all. Would this be pushing it too far? Thanks gang.

i,m vegetarian...so can i use protein powder as a source of protein....is there any side effects??????????

It's whey.

 

 

I've gone over what I eat and a lot of other things, and fincially and a few other things, it would be hard for me to increase it by food.

 

Maybe I could but it feels like the fastest way to do this is to simply do an extra scoop. That's an extra 30 right on the spot. Or maybe I should do an extra protein bar a day

 

I'm shooting for about 180-190

 

Hitting this high number is difficult and frustrating. :/ I really am trying.

 

I'm going to look over a few things, but this is really looking like the simplest solution. If it's not a good idea, then I am willing to try alternatives.

Of course you can use protein powder my friend.  Protein is protein.  It's not a "drug" or anything like that.  Just instead of getting it from meat or veggies (like you do as a vegitarian) you get it from a bottle. :)

My general protein intake, not including if I try this additional scoop like I did today sorta can look like this

 

 

Oatmeal/ small protein bar/ strawberries 16-18 Protein gram

Large Protein Bar - 30 Protein Gram

Two Turkey, cheese and peanut butter sandwichs on whole wheat bread... roughly about 40 grams

A cup or two of milk 8-16 Protein grams

Bowl of spinach maybe 2 grams of protein

Dinner which could be anything my wife chooses, and I don't get pickey because I'm just grateful for dinner. Usually, at minimum I would say about 20 grams of protein. It can go higher though

 

That's not all in the order that it usually happens though.

 

So roughly about 116-120 grams simply from food I consume. That would leave the amount of protein I'm looking at right now to consume is at about 80 grams (NOT all at once) Putting me at about about th 186-200 range.

 

I'm not really taking any BCAAs right now, I've really been considering getting some Amino-x, but I've had to be stingy on money recently because of some things, plus I still have quite a bit of Cell Mass (I know they are not completely the same, but in terms of post recovery, I figured I only need one post recovery)

 

I have used Syntha Isolate and do enjoy it, but long story short, really needed protein, GNC didn't have the Isolate, but did have a diffrent brand isolate (doesn't have any casin though) and three extra grams, and had a pretty cheap deal going on so I jumped on it.

 

 

 

 

 

Which also leads me to another question, what is the consensus on Protein bars? I get about 40 total grams a day out of them.

In an effort to hit a much higher number of protein, I'm considering going to three protein scoops a day but I'm unsure. I'm thinking one in the morning and maybe two at night.

 

 

Any thoughts about how I should go about this or if I should at all. Would this be pushing it too far? Thanks gang.

My general protein intake, not including if I try this additional scoop like I did today sorta can look like this

 

 

Oatmeal/ small protein bar/ strawberries 16-18 Protein gram

Large Protein Bar - 30 Protein Gram

Two Turkey, cheese and peanut butter sandwichs on whole wheat bread... roughly about 40 grams

A cup or two of milk 8-16 Protein grams

Bowl of spinach maybe 2 grams of protein

Dinner which could be anything my wife chooses, and I don't get pickey because I'm just grateful for dinner. Usually, at minimum I would say about 20 grams of protein. It can go higher though

 

That's not all in the order that it usually happens though.

 

So roughly about 116-120 grams simply from food I consume. That would leave the amount of protein I'm looking at right now to consume is at about 80 grams (NOT all at once) Putting me at about about th 186-200 range.

 

I'm not really taking any BCAAs right now, I've really been considering getting some Amino-x, but I've had to be stingy on money recently because of some things, plus I still have quite a bit of Cell Mass (I know they are not completely the same, but in terms of post recovery, I figured I only need one post recovery)

 

I have used Syntha Isolate and do enjoy it, but long story short, really needed protein, GNC didn't have the Isolate, but did have a diffrent brand isolate (doesn't have any casin though) and three extra grams, and had a pretty cheap deal going on so I jumped on it.

 

 

 

 

 

Which also leads me to another question, what is the consensus on Protein bars? I get about 40 total grams a day out of them.

your meal plan looks fine, but you do need to add in more high protein foods. I eat 300 grams of protein per day. I get most of my protein from lean meats, whey protein, milk, and eggs. I eat about 8-10 eggs per day, 4 scoops of whey per day, 24oz of low fat milk per day, 4 servings of peanut butter per day, and at least 3-4 servings of lean meat per day. You will notice your size and strength increasing by increasing your protein intake. 

Allan,

 

Throw in 7 large eggs - 3 whole and 4 as egg whites - to your breakfast.  That will add 35 grams of the best protein available and it is cheaper than protein powder. :-)

 

John

My general protein intake, not including if I try this additional scoop like I did today sorta can look like this

 

 

Oatmeal/ small protein bar/ strawberries 16-18 Protein gram

Large Protein Bar - 30 Protein Gram

Two Turkey, cheese and peanut butter sandwichs on whole wheat bread... roughly about 40 grams

A cup or two of milk 8-16 Protein grams

Bowl of spinach maybe 2 grams of protein

Dinner which could be anything my wife chooses, and I don't get pickey because I'm just grateful for dinner. Usually, at minimum I would say about 20 grams of protein. It can go higher though

 

That's not all in the order that it usually happens though.

 

So roughly about 116-120 grams simply from food I consume. That would leave the amount of protein I'm looking at right now to consume is at about 80 grams (NOT all at once) Putting me at about about th 186-200 range.

 

I'm not really taking any BCAAs right now, I've really been considering getting some Amino-x, but I've had to be stingy on money recently because of some things, plus I still have quite a bit of Cell Mass (I know they are not completely the same, but in terms of post recovery, I figured I only need one post recovery)

 

I have used Syntha Isolate and do enjoy it, but long story short, really needed protein, GNC didn't have the Isolate, but did have a diffrent brand isolate (doesn't have any casin though) and three extra grams, and had a pretty cheap deal going on so I jumped on it.

 

 

 

 

 

Which also leads me to another question, what is the consensus on Protein bars? I get about 40 total grams a day out of them.

i,m vegetarian...so can i use protein powder as a source of protein....is there any side effects??????????