Andrew Huberman· PhD
these essential amino acids primarily Lucine is necessary to trigger muscle protein synthesis
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these essential amino acids primarily Lucine is necessary to trigger muscle protein synthesis
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Too often, "high-protein" meals fall short of this.
that means muscle turns on muscle sort of repairs muscle is maintained is that well that's what happened that's what's happening when we get this yeah sort of leucine trigger is the signal to the muscle to say stay where you are maintain your strength maintain your vitality maintain them lean mass in the body
and so it's all about that kind of leucine trigger which is one of the three branched chain amino acids leucine isoleucine and valine
James Wilks makes a point about adequate amounts of protein or similar amounts of protein between a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and three ounces of meat and then he goes on to say that it's all about the leucine content of the food for triggering muscle synthesis which is right
i don't believe that the type of protein you use is important it's the amount of leucine that you're putting in your body which can be beneficial that's going to raise igf-1
For example, leucine, which is I know our favorite amino acid is critical for muscle for muscle protein synthesis.