I read some more about this and it appears there are some caveats.

So the 25-30 gram max absorption thing is true for fast absorbing proteins like whey. Even whey takes 2 hours to absorb, so you can imagine red meat takes 6 hours or more.

I guess it depends on what kind of protein we’re talking about.

I would say that eating too much protein can cause more harm than good. I know a guy, a family friend, who got gout. He used to be big on meats. The uric acid in meats stores in different places like the joints, causing inflammation. It’s also bad for the kidneys.

Remember when Piana went on the rice diet shortly before he passed? And he used to load like 3 scoops of whey in his protein shakes. I’m sure the other shit he was doing had a big impact on his kidneys too, but he was obviously told to stop eating so much protein and limit it to one meal a day for a reason.