What helps older men's muscles heal at night?
Exercise Plus Presleep Protein Ingestion Increases Overnight Muscle Connective Tissue Protein Synthesis Rates in Healthy Older Men.
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Older men were given protein before bed, with or without exercise, to see how well their muscles used it to repair overnight.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Older men were given protein before bed, with or without exercise, to see how well their muscles used it to repair overnight.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 547 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Holwerda AM, Trommelen J, Kouw IWK, Senden JM, Goessens JPB, van Kranenburg J, Gijsen AP, Verdijk LB, van Loon LJC
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Claims (4)
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.
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.
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.
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.