If young guys work out and then drink a protein shake before bed, it doesn’t help their muscles’ connective tissue build more overnight — not any more than just working out alone.

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Casein Ingestion Does Not Increase Muscle Connective Tissue Protein Synthesis Rates

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2020 Sep

The study found that drinking casein protein before bed doesn’t help build more connective tissue in muscles after a workout compared to just working out alone.

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Casein Ingestion Does Not Increase Muscle Connective Tissue Protein Synthesis Rates

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DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002337

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