Best protein powders for muscle gain?
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Kevin Lee7 said:Just so you know, whey protein isn't strictly necessary right after a workout.
Recent studies suggest that meal timing barely moves the needle—like, maybe a 2% difference in body composition at most. As long as you're hitting your micros and macros (protein, fats, all that), you're good. Total calorie count matters too, even if we're still debating whether every single calorie carries the exact same weight. It feels logical that there's at least a tiny distinction, doesn't it? 🙂
Go ahead and cling to that theory and let's see how much progress you actually make. Look, obviously your overall nutrition needs to be on point, but post-workout is easily the most important meal of the day.