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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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Based on study design from abstract.
Source
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
rct · n=31Cited 52×
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