The Claim

In healthy, trained young adults with adequate total protein intake, the anabolic signaling effects of leucine on mTORC1 do not result in measurable improvements in muscle growth, strength, or recovery.

Source: Effects of leucine intake on muscle growth, strength, and recovery in young active adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

What the research says

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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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How it works
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In plain English

Even though leucine (a protein building block) turns on muscle-growth signals in the body, if you're already eating enough protein, taking extra leucine won't make you stronger, bigger, or recover faster.

See the scientific wording

In healthy, trained young adults, the anabolic signaling effects of leucine on mTORC1 do not translate into measurable improvements in muscle growth, strength, or recovery when total protein intake is adequate.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of leucine intake on muscle growth, strength, and recovery in young active adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Even though leucine triggers a muscle-building signal in the body, this study found that taking extra leucine doesn’t help healthy, trained people build more muscle, get stronger, or recover faster — as long as they’re already eating enough protein.

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