Rhonda Patrick

And the supplemental protein went up to 1.6.

Well, actually, it went up above that.

But what was really found in that study was that even going from like 1.2 grams per kilogram body weight

per day, obviously, to 1.6 grams per kilogram body weight, people gained about 27% more lean body mass and 10% more muscle strength compared to just training alone.

Same training, just adding the protein.

That's pretty big.

In the strength side.

So the protein itself, but if you think about it in a way, we're talking about supply and demand.

So now we're talking about more optimal, a little more optimal.

We're talking about people that are training.

That's number one.

You need to be training.

If we're talking about optimal protein intake, you need to be training.

And then what's happening when you're training is you're breaking down muscle.

You need protein to support the repair of that muscle and the rebuilding of it.

And so that makes sense in a way.

But yeah, I was surprised by the strength as well.

Really, once you went above 1.6 grams, there was still increases in muscle protein synthesis.

I like the analogy that Stu Phillips uses.

He says, like, if you have like a wet washcloth, you squeeze it to get all the water out.