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Masters athletes may benefit from higher doses of postexercise dietary protein due to slower recovery rates after muscle-damaging exercise.
Practitioners should consider recommending higher protein intake for masters athletes postexercise.
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Given the slower recovery rates of masters athletes after muscle-damaging exercise, which may be due to impaired muscle remodeling mechanisms, masters athletes may benefit from higher doses of postexercise dietary protein.
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Postexercise Dietary Protein Strategies to Maximize Skeletal Muscle Repair and Remodeling in Masters Endurance Athletes: A Review
Thomas M. Doering et al. · International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism · 2015
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