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Exercise and recovery

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  1. After weight training, plant and animal proteins ranked similarly for muscle building

    A network meta-analysis of 51 trials in healthy adults found that whey, egg, pea and mycoprotein ranked similarly for boosting muscle protein synthesis after resistance exercise, with the best predicted responses at 18 to 25 g; only whey reached statistical…

  2. A road marathon tired the legs more and took longer to recover from than a trail run

    In a study of forty-one trained runners published Oct. 23, 2026, in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, a simulated marathon caused bigger drops in thigh muscle activation and jump height, more muscle damage markers and slower recovery than…

  3. Light weights with a cuff on the limb raised a brain-health protein in older men

    In a randomized study of sixty-three healthy men aged 60-78, published Oct. 24, 2026, in GeroScience, one session of blood flow restriction training raised blood levels of BDNF, a protein linked to brain health, while a non-exercising group showed no…