When viewed in these terms, muscle gain and muscle loss are the result of periods where protein synthesis rates exceed protein breakdown rates, and vice versa, respectively. (legionathletics.com)
Despite the positive effects of the pulse diet on muscle protein synthesis rates in old rats, it did not affect muscle mass. (academic.oup.com)
Background: It has been demonstrated that protein ingestion before sleep increases muscle protein synthesis rates during overnight recovery from an exercise bout. (academic.oup.com)