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Higher protein diets optimize muscle mass during periods of resistance training, facilitating strength increases.
Athletes should consider higher protein intake to enhance muscle mass and strength.
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Several independent lines of evidence support that higher protein diets, which can be readily achieved through animal-based protein supplements, optimize muscle mass during periods of resistance training, and this likely facilitates strength increases.
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Based on the synthesis of multiple lines of evidence.
Source
Evidence-based nutritional approaches to enhance exercise adaptations
Michael D. Roberts et al. · Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care · 2023
DOI 10.1097/mco.0000000000000975
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