Strong Support
causal
After lifting weights, the main reason muscles grow is because the body makes more new muscle proteins—not because it breaks down fewer old ones. Adding more carbs doesn’t change this, because...
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Muscle protein breakdown has a minor role in the protein anabolic response to essential amino acid and carbohydrate intake following resistance exercise
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2010 AugContradicting (0)
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No contradicting evidence found
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