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Episode #179: Eating for Performance with Alan Aragon

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Dosing Maximizes Muscle Protein Synthesis?

What maximizes muscle growth in terms of total daily protein intake, is one point six to two point two grams per kilogram of body weight. So that theoretically maximizes muscle the the short term anibolic response. And within the literature, the outlying high doses that still maximize muscle protein synthesis is right around point four to, in some outliers, point six grams per kilograms a day. If you start the day with that, well, then that's kind of, you're doing.

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