Females do not need high protein intakes post-exercise 🙅♀️
The 20g post-exercise shake may not be required.
Post-exercise myofibrillar protein synthesis rates do not differ following 1.5 g essential amino acids compared to 15 and 20 g of whey protein in young females
Background
A minimum of 20g protein is recommended after resistance exercise to stimulate muscle protein synthesis 💪
However, this recommendation is derived from studies on males 🙋♂️
So how much …
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Performance Nutrition Digest to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.