I’m just about finished the next update of How Much Protein, and I think the new editions to the book will really help people understand my views on protein.
However, on piece of research is too interesting for me not to share with you today…
Most research conducted on the acute muscle building affects of post-workout protein have two interesting thing in common – they measure protein synthesis as a marker of muscle growth and the subjects in the studies are almost always fasted at the beginning of the study.
Typically, the people in a study that is examining the anabolic affects of post-workout protein show up to the lab after an overnight fast, then will fast for an additional hour or two while the study is being set up. Then they workout, usually doing a a grueling leg workout of 8 sets of 8-10 reps using 80% of their 1 rep max […]

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