Tag: muscle growth

  • Optimizing Muscle Growth: Nutritional Strategies for Hypertrophy

    Optimizing Muscle Growth: Nutritional Strategies for Hypertrophy

    Dr. Jarrod W. Brown

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    Emerging research suggests that a variety of dietary supplements can enhance the body’s ability to gain muscle beyond just protein intake. A recent study published in the Journal of Human Kinetics explores the role of different supplements—including carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenols, and probiotics—in optimizing the skeletal muscle growth response to resistance… Read more

  • The Engine of Growth: Understanding Muscle Protein Synthesis

    The Engine of Growth: Understanding Muscle Protein Synthesis

    Dr. Jarrod W. Brown

    The Biology of Mass Muscle protein synthesis (MPS) is the fundamental process by which our bodies repair and build muscle tissue. It’s a continuous cycle of breaking down existing proteins (muscle protein breakdown or MPB) and creating new ones. When MPS exceeds MPB, you experience muscle growth, or hypertrophy. Understanding this process is key to… Read more