What you eat on the days you don’t workout, is just as important as what you eat on the days you workout

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In fact, there’s one study that even shows it’s more important!
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Pubmed: 8563679 points that out.
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They came to the conclusion that muscle protein synthetic rate (MPS) ….
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… which is the process of building lean muscle mass, is elevated in humans by 50% at 4 hours following a bout of heavy resistance training.
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That’s pretty solid, right?
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Well check this out.
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Muscle protein synthetic rate was up by 109% at 24 hours following training.
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That’s more than 2x higher potential for muscle growth during that time.
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Pretty wild!
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So if you’re putting in all the effort before and after your workout but are slacking on non-workout days because you think it doesn’t matter, then think again.
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It DOES matter a lot more than you may have previously thought.
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It’s not enough to hit your protein goal 3, 4 or 5 days a week if you want to get in elite shape.
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Hitting your protein goal 5 out of 7 days a week is hitting your goals 71% of the week.
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That’s a C- grade!
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There’s nothing wrong with this if you’re ok with slower progress.
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But C- effort won’t get you A+ results.
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Expectations need to match effort.
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You can either lower your expectations to match your effort, or raise your commitment to match your expectations.
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What will you choose?