Research
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Resistance exercise acts additively to protein ingestion to stimulate myofibrillar protein synthesis in middle-aged men, with the highest protein dose yielding the greatest combined response.
Combine your resistance training with a large protein meal (approx. 36g protein). The muscle-building signal is strongest when you do both together, rather than just eating protein or just exercising.
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An isolated bout of resistance exercise was potent in stimulating myofibrillar MPS, and acted additively with feeding.
Why this rating
Controlled trial design with clear separation of exercise and feeding effects.
Source
Dose-dependent responses of myofibrillar protein synthesis with beef ingestion are enhanced with resistance exercise in middle-aged men
Meghann J. Robinson et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism · 2012
DOI 10.1139/apnm-2012-0092
rct · n=35Cited 109×
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