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Protein amount, quality and timing | Dr Don Layman

The Proof with Simon Hill

Timing of protein intake and its effects on muscle synthesis

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  • There is no real data to support a pre-exercise protein bolus
  • Protein consumption post-exercise can help mitigate the negative effects of overnight fasting and exhausted exercise on protein synthesis
  • The leucine mechanism discovered in animal research seems to only significantly impact early phases of training in humans
  • Protein consumption after exercise seems to be more beneficial for untrained individuals compared to well-trained individuals

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