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If young, healthy guys drink a protein shake before bed after working out, it doesn’t matter if it’s whey or casein—both help their muscles recover just the same overnight.

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Pre-sleep Protein Ingestion Increases Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis Rates During Overnight Recovery from Endurance Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2023 Jul

The study found that drinking whey or casein protein before bed after exercise helps muscles recover equally well, with no real difference between the two.

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Pre-sleep Protein Ingestion Increases Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis Rates During Overnight Recovery from Endurance Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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DOI: 10.1007/s40279-023-01822-3

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Drinking 45g of either whey or casein protein before bed helps muscle recovery just as much after endurance exercise in young, healthy guys — neither one works better than the other.

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If young, healthy guys drink a whey protein shake before bed after a long workout, their muscles build more overnight — both the tiny energy factories and the actual muscle fibers get a boost.

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If young, healthy guys drink a casein protein shake before bed after a long workout, their muscles build more overnight — both in the energy parts of cells and the actual muscle fibers.

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If young, healthy guys eat 45 grams of protein before bed after a long run, their muscles repair and rebuild better overnight — whether they choose whey or casein protein doesn’t matter.

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If young guys lift weights and then drink a protein shake with 30 grams of casein before bed, that protein actually gets used to repair and build their muscles while they sleep.

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