Moderate Protein Intake Best For Muscle Building

One of the most sacred of sacred cows in sports nutrition is the idea that massive quantities of protein intake are required to maximizes the muscles gains resulting from weightlifting. Members of the bodybuilding and strength sports community cling to and defend this belief with savage intensity. Confessing your belief that massive quantities of protein intake are required to build maximum muscle is almost like a badge of membership in this community. If you dare contradict it you are summarily exiled. Nevertheless, it’s not true, and a new study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston proves it. In the study, the researchers fed 4-oz and 12-oz portions of meet to young and older volunteers and measured subsequent rates of muscle protein synthesis. They found that the rate of muscle protein synthesis was no higher after the 12-oz portion was eaten than after the 4-oz portion was eaten. In case you don’t know, a 4-oz portion of meat is smaller than anything you’d ever normally eat. Will this study change the beliefs or habits of bodybuilders and strength athletes? Not a chance. Faith is immune to evidence.