Bodybuilding & Muscle Building Techniques
Friday, December 02, 2005
Which Builds Muscle Faster? Soy Vs Milk
Soy versus milk: Which one builds muscle faster?
Dr. Stuart Phillips and co-workers at McMaster University in Canada examined how a protein source (milk vs. soy) affects the processes of muscle protein synthesis (i.e. anabolism) and muscle protein breakdown (i.e. catabolism) after resistance exercise.
The article continues: "Our findings revealed that even when balanced quantities of total protein and energy are consumed, milk proteins are more effective in stimulating amino acid uptake and net protein deposition in skeletal muscle after resistance exercise than are hydrolyzed soy proteins... In young men completing 12 weeks of resistance training (five days per week) we observed a tendency for greater gains in whole body lean mass and greater muscle fiber hypertrophy with consumption of milk."
Source: Muscular Development (July 2005, page 178)
Dr. Stuart Phillips and co-workers at McMaster University in Canada examined how a protein source (milk vs. soy) affects the processes of muscle protein synthesis (i.e. anabolism) and muscle protein breakdown (i.e. catabolism) after resistance exercise.
The article continues: "Our findings revealed that even when balanced quantities of total protein and energy are consumed, milk proteins are more effective in stimulating amino acid uptake and net protein deposition in skeletal muscle after resistance exercise than are hydrolyzed soy proteins... In young men completing 12 weeks of resistance training (five days per week) we observed a tendency for greater gains in whole body lean mass and greater muscle fiber hypertrophy with consumption of milk."
Source: Muscular Development (July 2005, page 178)
