What is considered too much protein?

AsrarHussain

How much is considered too much ?
I am eating 2700 calories and bulking and my protein intake is 260-270. I am eating a 40% protein 40% carbs 20% fat.
I weigh 196 lb 89 kg.
Height 5 ft 11
Male.

lynn_glenmont

Too much in what sense? So much that it would harm you physically? So much that it's crowding out other nutrients your body needs? Or just more than your body has a use for, so you're probably just wasting money (protein-rich foods and supplements being, on average, more expensive than then equivalent calories in fat- or carbohydrate-rich foods)?

malibu927

That's quite a lot. The most I see recommended is 1 gram per pound of body weight. But if you don't have any kidney problems, you should be fine.

seska422

This article discusses optimal protein intake. Conclusion:

Take Home Messages

• There is normally no advantage to consuming more than 0.82g/lb (1.8g/kg) of protein per day to preserve or build muscle for natural trainees. This already includes a mark-up, since most research finds no more benefits after 0.64 g/lb.
• Optimal protein intake decreases with training age, because your body becomes more efficient at preventing protein breakdown resulting from training and less protein is needed for the increasingly smaller amount of muscle that is built after each training session.

crackpotbaby

Consider:

- are you meeting your other nutritional requirements?
- have you had your renal function checked?
- are you pooping regularly?

deannalfisher

Bulking as in bodybuilding?

There are a few members who take in that amount plus some because of their goals