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Protein synthesis was enhanced to a greater extent when trained participants consumed LA compared with CP during intensified aerobic training.
Endurance athletes should consider LA over collagen for better training adaptations.
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Despite an isonitrogenous diet, protein synthesis was enhanced to a greater extent when trained participants consumed LA compared with CP during intensified aerobic training.
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Based on the randomized, crossover trial design.
Source
Lactalbumin, Not Collagen, Augments Muscle Protein Synthesis with Aerobic Exercise
Sara Y. Oikawa et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2019
DOI 10.1249/mss.0000000000002253
rct · n=11Cited 35×
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