Protien shake breakdown time?

[Burnthiscorpse]

Just take ordinary whey, like optimum. if you drink 30-60grams (thats including 1% milk thats in it) how long until its used up? I'm sure it varies but whatever. Sometimes I get in certain situations and I have to improvise. So I make a 4 scoop shake. combined with the milk its around 128g protien. I sip on it gradually over hours. Or try to drink 25-30 g at a time. Just want to make sure that those times when i have to do that that I'm not waiting too long, or chugging too much and wasting it.

[sonicwaste]

whey digests over 1-2 hours
egg digests over 2-3 hours
milk Protein digests over 3-4 hours
casein digests over 5 hours maybe a bit more

Add EFA's to whey and it will digest slower as well.

[Nelson Montana]

Quote posted by sonicwaste whey digests over 1-2 hours egg digests over 2-3 hours milk Protein digests over 3-4 hours casein digests over 5 hours maybe a bit more Add EFA's to whey and it will digest slower as well.

Yep. But digestion isn't absorption. And a lot of Protein in one lump has a finite time when it can be absorbed through the villi. So lots of smaller Protein intake are better than a few larger ones.

[Burnthiscorpse]

Quote posted by Nelson Montana Yep. But digestion isn't absorption. And a lot of Protein in one lump has a finite time when it can be absorbed through the villi. So lots of smaller Protein intake are better than a few larger ones.

Yeah, the days I have to do that I try to sip about 25 g an hour.

[sonicwaste]

Have you thought about sipping on a casein/egg/milk Protein mix with essential fatty acids and maybe even some oat powder to get you some good complex carbs?