yea i definatly take in way over 40 grams of protien in one sitting .last night i ate a sh*t load of chicken definatly hit way over 40 grams of protein. also lets say u make a protien shake and put in 2 scoops of protien your definatly having more that 40 grams at one time. well the point is...your body can take in more than 40 grams at one time