my wife is a medical specialist yada yada...and she is one of "those" who claims that we don't need additional protein in our diets, or that ingesting too much of it in a given period (day or hour) is wasteful. horseshit i say. if you need it (scrawny), then load up on FOOD, including various forms of protein. if you have calculated that you need 120grams of protein per day, then best bet is to try to spread out the ingestion of this throughout the day (i.e., 30grams every approx 4 hours) and yes, not all at once for fear it will spill out of your ass.