If older guys work out in the evening and then eat protein before bed, their muscles use that protein better overnight to repair and grow — about 27-31% better than just eating protein alone.

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Physical Activity Performed in the Evening Increases the Overnight Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Presleep Protein Ingestion in Older Men.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2016 Jul

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Physical Activity Performed in the Evening Increases the Overnight Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Presleep Protein Ingestion in Older Men.

Score: 54

DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.230086

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