For older guys who work out with weights, eating protein after exercise helps their body use it better overnight to repair and build muscle tissue while they sleep.

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Exercise Plus Presleep Protein Ingestion Increases Overnight Muscle Connective Tissue Protein Synthesis Rates in Healthy Older Men.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2021 May 1

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Exercise Plus Presleep Protein Ingestion Increases Overnight Muscle Connective Tissue Protein Synthesis Rates in Healthy Older Men.

Score: 47

DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0222

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For older guys who work out and eat a protein shake before bed, their bodies build more connective tissue in muscles overnight than if they just had the shake or did nothing.

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