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'Spiking' (not Replacing) Suboptimal Amounts of #Whey With #EAAs Yields Increase in Net Protein Balance, Yet not(!) Protein Synthesis in Muscle - Acute Response Study

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You will probably have read about the results of this recent study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences  elsewhere already - hopefully in an article that applied the same rigorous scrutiny as this one. "Wait: EAAs are better than whey?" If that's your overgeneralized and essentially wrong (there was no comparison of EAA vs. Whey, but one of EAA+whey vs. whey 😎) take-home message from the abstract of a recent study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition  you may have recently read about on Facebook, you better read the rest of today's SuppVersity article on Park's paper, of which I would like to point out that the authors come to a very different, accurate, and more nuanced conclusion, that reads as follows: "that a composition of a balanced EAA formulation combined with whey protein is highly anabolic as compared to a whey protein-based recovery product, and that the response is dose-dependent" ( Park 2020 ...
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Cyclists & Asthma? ~20% Increased Protein Synthesis W/ Salbutamol, Another Reason its Abuse Cannot be Ignored

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Even if it is medically indicated, there's more and more evidence that using beta-2-agonists (esp. but not exclusively orally) could provide an unfair advantage to athletes: increased protein synthesis, increased mitochondrial neogenesis, established ergogenic effects,... If you've been following the news, you will be aware that the Tour de France Champion, Chris Froome, has been busted with elevated levels of the beta-2-agonists  Salbutamol  in his blood ( learn more ). Now, we could debate forever about whether the green light Froome just got is a case of double-standards or not, but that's not the purpose of this article, anyway. Rather, I want to explain why the claim that salbutamol, officially an asthma medication, wouldn't be a worthwhile doping agent is bullshit. Learn more about Clen - / Albuterol  and safer ways to get jacked at the SuppVersity Albuterol Can Improve Glucose Metabolism The Myostatin <> Clenbuterol Connection Higenamine Use...
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Pre-Bed Protein Supplementation Revisited: No Increased Protein Synthesis W/ 30g | Time to Give up Pre-Bed Casein?

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Don't want to rely on protein supplements but are bored of blatant cottage cheese? Try this deliciously looking recipe for "Cottage Cheese with Maple & Vanilla Flavor Added, fresh blackberries, raspberries and blueberries, toasted almond slivers, and pumpkin seeds" from thechroniclesofhome.com I've written about the possible net protein gains you can make by consuming a large bolus (20g) of slow-digesting casein before - for the first time in 2012 in my article "3.2kg of Lean Mass Over Night W/ 40g of Slow Digesting Protein 30min Before Bed!?" ( read it ), then again in 2015 addressing a study that used significantly less protein "12-Week Study: 25g Bed-Time Protein Almost Doubles Size & Increases Strength Gains - Where's the Catch?" ( read it ), and roughly a year ago in "40g Casein Build Lean Muscle Overnight: 27% Elevated MPS Even W/Out Training (30% W/ Ex) - And That in 70-Y+ Olds!" ( read more ). The reason I want t...
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Post-Workout Ketone Salts Could Augment Your Gains, New Study Suggests - How Convincing is the Latest Evidence?

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Are the University of Oxford's  patented ketone ester supplements really yet another "must have" supplement for your post-workout shake or are the subliminally promised increased gains unlikely, if not impossible to happen? As highlighted in my recent write-up of the "ketone supplement [allegedly] boosts glycogen (re-)synthesis" study ( read it ), there's another very recent study on the effects of a ketone ester drink during recovery from exercise. The study comes from researchers from the KU Leuven in Belgium, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and the University of Oxford  - at least one of the authors, i.e. Kieran Clarke, does, therefore, have the same vested financial interest in a beneficial study outcome I've already mentioned in the discussion of the  Holdsworth study . You know that, for me, that's not a reason to doubt the results of the study per se; the potential bias, however, is of particular importance when it comes...
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