When I first heard of people doing olive oil shots to up their calories I cracked up. Ha! I wasn’t the only one drinking it!
As a high school freshman with only skim or 2% milk in the house, while wanting the calories that come from full fat, I started adding olive oil to my milk, then hiding the funky taste with mucho chocolate ovaltine.
At the time it was soy protein powder (I thought you needed massive amounts of protein), olive oil, and ovaltine mixed with the milk.
Soon after it became whey in place of soy powder. I had gotten scared of soy for years.
Now? All these years later I’ve found fat to be more anabolic than protein.
I know saturated fat’s role in hormone production.
As I type I’m eating a big bowl of cereal with a good deal of heavy cream over it.
I always wanted the milkfat.
There’s nothing as anabolic to drink.
Fat is more important than protein.
Instinctively you want the cheese, milk, and fatty cuts of meat. You don’t really crave protein alone, you crave it with multiple parts of the meal being good animal fats compared to one part protein.
A super high amount of protein isn’t necessary. It’s high calories that lead to size. (With an interesting relationship between calorie level and hormones.)
.66g/lb most likely is more than enough protein. 5000 calories a day is the bigger factor in being big and strong.
Get those high calories from decent quality sources, be high activity, and that’s about all it takes to not be a disgusting fat body.