Adding protein to a carbohydrate drink increases skeletal muscle protein synthesis during recovery from prolonged aerobic exercise

Protein (PRO) ingestion with carbohydrate (CHO) during recovery from prolonged exercise may promote muscle glycogen synthesis; however, an additional benefit may be an increase in muscle protein synthesis. This study used stable isotope tracer methodology to examine the effect of CHO or CHO+PRO ingestion on mixed skeletal muscle protein fractional synthetic rates (FSR) following prolonged exercise. Six men (22±1 yr) performed 2 h of cycle …