Protein poisoning

My strength training system is workable and proven to produce strength gains.  But there is a major flaw in it:  protein poisoning.

What is protein poisoning you ask?  From the light research I found on the internet, basically it's when the body is over-saturated with nitrogen which is a byproduct of protein intake and its subsequent digestion in the body.

I experience the symptoms of protein poison always during my workout and after my workout for 24-48 hours.  I get diarrhea, flatulence, stomach cramps, and indigestion.  During my workout which lasts three to four hours, I constantly drink a protein shake.  Right now I currently take Muscle Meds Carnivore protein shake intra-workout and I usually ingest anywhere from 10-12 scoops of it each training session.  Each scoop according to the label has approximately 23 g of protein.

At the beginning of my workout, I feel fine but then towards the last half of my workout up until the end of it, I starting experiencing gas and usually I crap my guts out as I approach the end of my training session. At that point, my guess is that I've reached that over-saturation point of nitrogen in my body, and consequently my body expels the protein it doesn't need by way of my anus.

After I workout, I take a shower and snack on Skittles candies to mainline sucrose into my bloodstream so it can refill glycogen stores in my muscles and my liver.  The liver has a deposit of glucose in it that gets emptied out during muscle training and starvation and it needs to be replenished with quick digesting sugars.  Otherwise a hunger response is triggered by the liver and won't be satiated until the liver restores its glycogen reserves to an acceptable level.


After I'm done with my shower and I'm still in a over-saturated with nitrogen state, I focus my caloric requirements on fats and carbohydrates.  I'll do french fries, potato chips, guacamole--basically anything that is high in fat with almost zero protein.  All foods usually have a trace amount of protein even vegetables.

For the next 24-48 hours after that, I'm still concentrating on getting my calories from fat and carbohydrates.  The point that I switch to denser proteins like steak and chicken is arbitrary.  I just try to listen to my body's satiation levels.  If after I eat a bag of french fries and it's reaching into the latter part of 24-48 hours after my training session and I feel hungry still even after eating the fries, I know it's time to gorge on steak.

I know that isn't a scientific cut and dry process and relies totally on you really paying attention to what foods your body it needs to repair itself, but that's what works for me.