mechanistic
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If you're a young man who already eats enough protein and works out with weights, taking extra leucine won't help your muscles grow any more — your muscles just can't use more than a certain amount, no matter how much you give them.
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Leucine Supplementation Has No Further Effect on Training-induced Muscle Adaptations
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2020 AugEven when young, trained men took extra leucine pills, their muscles didn’t grow stronger or bigger than those who took dummy pills — because they were already eating enough protein. This means your muscles can only use so much protein at a time, and extra leucine doesn’t help beyond that.
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