Eating protein after working out doesn't change the muscle's cleanup process for damaged proteins - the body still cleans up damaged proteins normally even after eating protein.

Scientific Claim

The ingestion of protein after resistance exercise does not significantly affect muscle autophagy markers in healthy young men.

Source Excerpt

“We observed that the ingestion of a single, large amount of protein (100 g) resulted in prolonged anabolism without compromising whole-body protein breakdown rates, muscle mTOR signaling, or markers of muscle autophagy.”

Evidence from Studies

Supporting Studies

The anabolic response to protein ingestion during recovery from exercise has no upper limit in magnitude and duration in vivo in humans

Randomized Controlled Trial

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36%

Evidence Assessment

Supported

The study measured markers of muscle autophagy (cellular cleanup process) and found no significant changes following protein ingestion. This indicates that protein intake doesn't interfere with the muscle's natural cleanup process.

Source Study

The anabolic response to protein ingestion during recovery from exercise has no upper limit in magnitude and duration in vivo in humans

Score: 36

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101324

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