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Whey protein supplementation combined with resistance training leads to a 4.8% increase in skeletal muscle mass in older women compared to a 2.3% increase with placebo.
Practitioners should consider whey protein supplementation to enhance muscle mass in older women undergoing resistance training.
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the WP group realized greater increases (p < .05) in these measures compared with PLA (skeletal muscle mass: WP = +4.8% vs. PLA = +2.3%)
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Effects of Whey Protein Supplementation Associated With Resistance Training on Muscular Strength, Hypertrophy, and Muscle Quality in Preconditioned Older Women
Paulo Sugihara et al. · International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism · 2017
DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0253
rct · n=31Cited 52×
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