Hold on to your shorts, as tons o-studies headed your way soon. I was able to cut out some time and blast through a bunch, so you have been warned!As always, any and all comments are welcome!
Protein supplementation before and after exercise does not further augment skeletal muscle hypertrophy after resistance training in elderly men.
Verdijk LB, Jonkers RA, Gleeson BG, Beelen M, Meijer K, Savelberg HH, Wodzig WK, Dendale P, van Loon LJ. Department of Human Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands. lex.verdijk@bw.unimaas.nl
BACKGROUND: Considerable discrepancy exists in the literature on the proposed benefits of protein supplementation on the adaptive response of skeletal muscle to resistance-type exercise training in the elderly.
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess the benefits of timed protein supplementation on the increase in muscle mass and strength during prolonged resistance-type exercise training in healthy elderly men who habitually consume adequate amounts of dietary protein.
DESIGN: Healthy elderly men (n = 26) aged 72 +/- 2 y were randomly assigned to a progressive, 12-wk resistance-type exercise training program with (protein group) or without (placebo group) protein provided before and immediately after each exercise session (3 sessions/wk, 20 g protein/session). One-repetition maximum (1RM) tests were performed regularly to ensure a progressive workload during the intervention. Muscle hypertrophy was assessed at the whole-body (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), limb (computed tomography), and muscle fiber (biopsy) level.
RESULTS: The 1RM strength increased approximately 25-35% in both groups (P < style="font-weight: bold;">
CONCLUSION: Timed protein supplementation immediately before and after exercise does not further augment the increase in skeletal muscle mass and strength after prolonged resistance-type exercise training in healthy elderly men who habitually consume adequate amounts of dietary protein.
My Notes: I will be presenting some more data next week showing a difference between elderly people and younger people in response to protein. Keep in mind that this was done in older people, and from what we know currently, the response in younger (less than about 70 years old) is NOT the same as this study. My recommendation is the same--add some protein before and after your strength training sessions.
