Protein Ingestion before Sleep Increases Muscle Mass and Strength Gains during Prolonged Resistance-Type Exercise Training in Healthy Young Men
Snijders T, Res PT, Smeets JS, van Vliet S, van Kranenburg J, Maase K, Kies AK, Verdijk LB, van Loon LJ
Published in The Journal of Nutrition
Abstract
Randomized trial of pre-sleep casein protein during 12 weeks of resistance training.
Key Findings
Pre-sleep casein supplementation during 12 weeks of resistance training produced greater gains in muscle cross-sectional area and one-repetition-maximum strength than the non-protein control.
Conclusions
Casein before sleep augments training adaptations in young men.
Limitations
Non-isocaloric control, young male participants only, single training program.
Supplements Studied
Pre-sleep casein supplementation during 12 weeks of resistance training produced greater gains in muscle cross-sectional area and one-repetition-maximum strength than the non-protein control.
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