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239: The Science of Flexible Dieting; How to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle While Eating Whatever You Want | Alan Aragon

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The Post Exercise Anabolic Window

In the short term, muscele protein synthesis was the same with the combo of protein and carbs versus protein by itself. And so this whole idea of the post exercise anabolic window started falling apart as these longlongi studies started rolling out. So we metto analyze the studies that compared time protein timed conditions where there was protein administration at a minimum 20, 25 ishgrams within two hours of either side of the training bout. We found no difference in muscular adaptations to resistance training over time. As long as total daily protein intake was good, you can delay your protein intake by up to two hours. At least two hours you're fine. Well, but, hey, who knows

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