Tag Archives: Muscle Protein Synthesis

To Feed or Not To Feed on Non-Workout Days?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Chad Kerksick PhD

The day to day routine doesn’t change much.  Wake up, work, train, eat, do it again.  Whether you’re a guy or girl reading this, you resistance train to gain strength, build some muscle and improve your body composition.  If you’re … Continue reading →

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I keep hearing about bioactive fractions found in whey, but I don’t know what they are and why they are important?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Chad Kerksick PhD

This is certainly an area of whey protein that researchers are feverishly working to understand more about. A great deal of research is out there explaining the importance of essential amino acids and their impact on recovery, muscle protein growth, … Continue reading →

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None of my friends are in very good shape, but they all say it’s genetics and they can’t help it. I have always thought you were supposed to eat six small meals a day to get lean and they told me that there is no way I could get in shape and lose fat eating six times a day. To make things worse, I recently saw on the internet that science has proven that 6 meals a day is wrong. Is this really true?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Andrew Frisella

First off, do yourself a favor and don’t listen to your friends who obviously have no idea what they are talking about. Why would you listen to someone whose idea of eating healthy is probably “not eating fries”. Like 90% … Continue reading →

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I have read a few posts here that explain the importance of essential amino acids in regards to muscle growth, but I am having a little trouble seeing how an essential amino acid supplement would be taken. I have read everything from “you don’t need them” to “you have to have them or you wont grow … ever”. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of clear-cut information on this. What would be the benefit including a supplement like this into my program … and how would I use it?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Chad Kerksick PhD

You mean with all of the information currently available, you haven’t found something that clearly spells out how to take something?! I can understand exactly how you feel, as the way some companies market their products it takes fifteen minutes … Continue reading →

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Which Amino Acids are the Most Important to Consume?

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Chad Kerksick PhD

This is a fairly straightforward answer now, thanks to decades of research and likely millions of dollars in research money. Before I dive into it, though, I’m going to provide a little additional background over amino acids and proteins as … Continue reading →

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