#125 - "Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise Training" with Rob Morton PhD

Episode 125 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Protein Supplementation & Resistance Exercise Training" with Dr Rob Morton (McMaster University, Canada). Discussion Topics Include: The role of skeletal muscle mass and strength in human health & performance Increasing skeletal muscle mass The hormone hypothesis Introduction to muscle protein turnover Protein intake and muscle turnover Dietary protein supplementation and resistance exercise induced gains in muscle mass and strength Protein supplementation and muscle: the evidence explored Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults (Morton et al, BJSM, 2018) Related Podcast Episodes: Episode 121 - "Protein and Endurance Athletes" with Dan Moore PhD Episode 98 - 'Protein: An Update' with Professor Stu Phillips and Professor Kevin Tipton Episode 75 - 'Protein Overfeeding & Oversciencing' with Jose Antonio PhD Episode 74 - 'Gaining Muscle & Losing Fat in an Energy Deficit' with Professor Stu Phillips Episode 67 - 'Protein Ingestion Before Sleep & Muscle Mass' with Professor Luc van Loon Episode 38 - 'Nutrition and the Molecular Response To Strength Training' with Keith Baar PhD Episode 36 - 'The Hormone Hypothesis' with Professor Stu Phillips Episode 34 - 'Nutrient Priming & the Protein Synthetic Response' with D. Lee Hamilton PhD Episode 28 - 'Training and Nutrition To Maintain Muscle in Endurance Athletes' with Mike Ormsbee PhD Episode 24 - 'Muscle Anabolic Potential of Leucine' with Leigh Breen PhD Episode 18 - 'Protein Nutrition & Critical Appraisal' with Professor Kevin Tipton Episode 5 - 'Protein' with Prof Stu Phillips and Prof Kevin Tipton Check out our other podcasts, publications, events, and professional education programs for current and aspiring sports nutritionists at