What this study shows,
is not that training in a higher rep range of 10 reps per set is more
anabolic than training in the 6-8 range. What the study at hand shows is
that the combination of plain whey and casein proteins is vastly
superior to the funky "BCAA-powered" and "glutamine enhanced" protein
powders you will see in the stores and in shiny advertisments.
And let's be honest, in view of the way the fast and slow digesting
proteins facilitate long-lasting elevations of amino acids in the blood
(=hyperaminoacidemia), the results of this study are not exactly
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