The Claim

In humans, the ingestion of cricket, pea, or whey protein at a dose of 0.25 g/kg fat-free mass following acute resistance exercise does not differentially activate the mTORC1 signaling pathway in the exercised leg compared to the non-exercised leg, suggesting that resistance exercise does not enhance the molecular response to these protein sources within the measured timeframe.

Source: Influence of protein source (cricket, pea, whey) on amino acid bioavailability and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway after resistance exercise in healthy young males

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

After a workout, drinking protein from cricket, pea, or whey doesn't seem to turn on muscle-building signals more than just taking the protein alone — at least not in the short term.

See the scientific wording

Resistance exercise combined with ingestion of cricket, pea, or whey protein at 0.25 g/kg fat-free mass does not lead to differential activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway in the exercised versus non-exercised leg, indicating that acute resistance exercise does not amplify the molecular response to these protein sources within the timeframe measured.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Influence of protein source (cricket, pea, whey) on amino acid bioavailability and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway after resistance exercise in healthy young males

    The study looked at how different proteins affect muscle after exercise and found that none of them worked better than the others in turning on muscle-building signals, whether the leg was exercised or not.

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