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We don't have enough good evidence yet to say if eating protein before bed helps older people build muscle or get stronger over time — some studies have problems that make it hard to trust the...
Eating protein before bed might help young guys build more muscle and get stronger when they lift weights for 10–12 weeks, but it doesn’t seem to help older men the same way.
If healthy guys drink a protein shake with 20-40 grams of casein right before bed, their bodies keep building muscle overnight — even if they worked out earlier in the day.
For healthy older guys, working out in the evening and then having protein before bed helps their muscles use that protein better overnight than just having protein alone.
If older guys drink a protein shake with 40 grams of protein right before bed, about half of that protein shows up in their blood overnight — meaning their bodies are still digesting and using it...
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.
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.
Taking 40 grams of casein protein before bed doesn’t really help older guys build more connective tissue in their muscles overnight — especially if they didn’t work out first.
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.
In older men, how much leucine shows up in the blood after eating protein seems to be closely linked to how much muscle their body makes afterward — the more leucine, the more muscle building.
When older guys drink a whey or pre-digested casein protein shake, the protein shows up in their blood faster than when they drink regular casein — meaning it gets absorbed more quickly.
For older guys around 74, drinking a shake with 20 grams of whey protein helps their muscles build new protein better after a meal than the same amount of casein or broken-down casein.
If young guys drink a protein shake with micellar casein, their bodies show lower levels of key amino acids after eating compared to when they drink whey or a mix of whey and casein — based on blood...
If a young guy drinks a shake with 25 grams of whey protein, his body absorbs more essential amino acids over 6 hours compared to drinking the same amount of casein protein.
If a young guy drinks a protein shake with a mix of whey and casein, his body absorbs the important amino acids about as well as with pure whey—and better than with pure casein—over the next 6 hours.
If older adults eat protein before bed and also do strength training or use muscle-stimulating devices earlier, their muscles may repair and grow more overnight.
Older people need about 40 grams of protein before bed to boost muscle repair overnight, while 20 grams isn’t enough, because their bodies don’t respond as well to protein.
Eating protein before bed doesn’t make you less hungry or slow down your metabolism the next morning — at least for healthy or overweight men.
If young guys who work out lift weights and drink a protein shake with about 30 grams of protein before bed for 3 months, they might gain more muscle and get stronger than those who don’t —...
Eating 20 to 40 grams of protein before bed might help your muscles repair and grow overnight, especially if you also worked out in the evening.
If you work out in the evening, your body uses much more of the protein you eat before bed to build muscle overnight than if you didn’t exercise.
Eating protein before bed won’t mess with your hunger or slow down your metabolism the next morning — so it’s safe to add to your daily routine if you're a healthy or overweight young guy.
Older adults might need to eat about 40 grams of protein before bed to help their muscles repair and grow overnight, because 20 grams isn’t enough as their bodies become less responsive to smaller...
If young guys who work out lift weights regularly, having a snack with about 30 grams of protein before bed might help them build more muscle and get stronger — especially if they don’t already eat a...