Which is Better for Muscle Strength and Size, Protein in the Morning or at Night

Dr Kiel quickly reviews a study looking at the timing of casein consumption (protein) and its relationship to muscle synthesis. SportsMedReview https://www.sportsmedreview.com/by-joint/ Wiki Sports Medicine https://wikism.org/Main_Page Casein is a type of dairy protein. Protein is essential for muscle growth and adaptation from resistance training. Protein intake is one of the most important factors for maximizing muscle strength and hypertrophy. Optimizing dietary intake over the course of the day remains an area of investigation to help maximize the benefits of protein consumption. During sleep, food intake is digested and absorbed at rates similar to day time, hence the term ‘rest and digest’ to describe the parasympathetic state. Researchers have already shown that muscle protein synthesis occurs at night in response to prior resistance training and greater strength gains occur when protein is added. Athletes are often discouraged from eating late due to the fear of increased fat production and loss of lean muscle mass. However, the timing of protein intake at night may actually increase lean muscle mass without a disruption of fat synthesis or breakdown. So the researchers of this study wanted to investigate if daytime versus nighttime casein intake had an effect on on body composition, strength and hypertrophy

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