Is the post-workout protein intake time window just bro science or true? Should I even waste whey on my rest days if I'm a poor fag?
>>41382340
Just look what happens from a simple feeding on protein synthesis.
As long as you are getting a solid meal of amino's and proteins after exercise, you are going to be in an anabolic state. It does not really matter when you eat this meal. More importantly, look at the importance of combining a meal with glucose and AA's on synthesis and how big that bar grows.
I will say that prolonged exercise will increase cortisol levels as you deplete glycogen stores so to blunt this effect, eating as soon as possible is ideal so that would be my suggestion for why it's important to get something in after a workout as quickly as possible.
Although, since none of you guys are on that cardio time it probably isn't too much of a big deal because you are not in the ballpark as endurance activities who are really tapping into glycogen reserves and seeing spikes of cortisol.
tldr
It appears that consuming an essential amino acid/carbohydrate supplement 1 or 3 h after resistance exercise significantly increases amino acid availability, insulin concentrations, and muscle protein synthesis at a time when the synthetic machinery of the muscle cell is already activated
More recently, we have also shown that consuming the same supplement immediately before the resistance exercise bout is more anabolic than consuming the supplement immediately after exercis
In this situation, providing amino acids before exercise resulted in a greater delivery of amino acids to the working muscle during the exercise bout, which may have promoted amino acid uptake and attenuated breakdown.
>>41382874
Do you have a beginner's guide on amino acids?
>>41383903
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins
>>41383928
To be honest with you, I'm a complete noob and I'm trying to wrap my head around what you posted earlier, hence why I asked for a guide.
>>41382874
Can i get a tldr for that tldr
>>41384094
seconded
>>41384094
Wait 1-3 hours after working out to load up on your protein your muscles are starting to ask for
>>41384094
>>41384375
TL;DR: There is research to suggest a high-protein meal constituted of essential amino acids (not the vegan horseshit) and glucose (simple carbs) after heavy resistance training boosts muscle synthesis.
Tl;DR: Consume a high quality and quantity protein meal with simple carbs after workouts. Carbs aid in the absorption of creatine, so this is an ideal time to take your creatine too. Add it for maximum gains.
Also a hearty protein shake after exercise just feels fucking great.
>>41384932
>>41382874
WRONG
doesnt matter if its 10 seconds after exercise or 3 hours. your body is not "starving of nutrients" If you follow a high protien intake/correct diet your body will use the broken down protien at-will when it needs to. There is no significant reason to take it Immediately after your workout.
see what happens is your body processes about 30g of protien per house,it gets protien down into amino acids or glucose. its then used to rebuild muscle or as energy its never stored any were. all the studys showing increased muscle growth with protien after a workout were bullshit short term studies.
if you dont understand any of this i can put it in a simple math equation for you
muscle mass = total protein synthesis - total protein breakdown.
protein synthesis is elevated after a high protein meal or after a workout
protein break down is when amino acids are leeched off your skeletal muscle or in a caloric deficit
they are constantly in effect
if protein synthesis is greater than protein breakdown your bound to build muscle
protien synthesis is elevated after a workout for UP TO 24 HOURS ASWELL
which means if your in a caloric surplus your gonna build muscle whether you drink your protein shake 10 seconds after your workout or 5 hours doesnt FUCKING MATTER
>>41384050
It's biology 101 bro. They make up polypeptide bonds which form proteins. Their are 20 diff kinds of amino acids, and a healthy human liver produces 12 of the 20. The rest you need to get from nutrition or pussy.