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Strong Support
For young guys lifting weights, eating 1.8 grams of protein per kilo of body weight each day is enough to gain muscle and get stronger in 10 weeks — it doesn’t matter if they take a 35g casein protein shake during the day or before bed.
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Daytime and nighttime casein supplements similarly increase muscle size and strength in response to resistance training earlier in the day: a preliminary investigation
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2018 May 15The study found that young men gained muscle and strength just as well with 1.8g of protein per kg of body weight per day, whether they took a casein shake during the day or at night.
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