Protein in one sitting

I get around 100g of protein from shakes (1 whey protein shake at 40g, 1 PWO (only w/o days) at 20g and a Casein shake before bed which is also 40g) The other 200-250g comes from chicken, nuts, other various meat, nandos etc.

Edit - Dont dis the shakes! They are a good quick way of getting some well needed protein, especially the casein before bed and also the PWO.

I get around 100g of protein from shakes (1 whey protein shake at 40g, 1 PWO (only w/o days) at 20g and a Casein shake before bed which is also 40g) The other 200-250g comes from chicken, nuts, other various meat, nandos etc.

Edit - Dont dis the shakes! They are a good quick way of getting some well needed protein, especially the casein before bed and also the PWO.

I'm not denying they work for a lot of people and have great benefits, I'm just not into them myself. I don't really agree with taking supplements either. I'd rather try and get everything from food if possible and only resort to supplements under medical advice.

Your body dont count proteins..

The flaws with the interpretation of these studies are addressed here:

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/is-there-a-limit-to-how-much-protein-the-body-can-use-in-a-single-meal/

Specifically on the second study:

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People should read the studies (full text linked to) and draw their own conclusions. I linked to them largely in response to the "gym bro rumour" comment.

EDIT: Agreed that people should still read studies and learn what they can from them. However, some of these can be quite misleading and it helps to have someone who can look deep into these and perhaps make statements about how to apply the results. For me, those are people like Alan Aragon, Lyle McDonald, Eric Helms and James Krieger because I trust their ability to make practical applications from some of these study results.

I still say it's "gym bro rumor". The studies you link are referring to maximizing muscle protein synthesis. The claim people make isn't about maximizing synthesis, the claim people make is that you can only process so much protein and the rest is wasted. To me, these aren't the same statements.

Additionally, the studies measuring synthesis are only showing one side of the equation when it comes to net anabolism. IIRC (I should probably look at them again before making this statement in case I shove my foot in my mouth) they are not factoring in the effects that protein dose has on prevention of muscle protein breakdown, which effects net anabolism. (protein synthesis - protein breakdown <---- both of these would contribute to muscle gain/muscle retention)

3 scoops of protein a day is killing my wallet