Are Eggs the New Best Post-Workout Secret?
Without a doubt, eggs are one of the best protein sources you can find. I’ve done several content pieces on how great eggs are not only for your health, but for putting on quality lean muscle mass. It seems just about every year some new research comes out showing more benefits. Now, researchers are stating there’s a greater muscle-building response when individuals choose eggs as the best post-workout nutrition — but not just any egg will do.
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If you’ve followed the timeline of research on eggs, you would know they were once touted as healthy, then demonized, then reverted back to being considered healthy.
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Eggs are great! No, the fat content will slowly kill you and raise your cholesterol. No, wait! We were wrong! The fat in eggs is healthy — eat up!
Honestly, the back and forth was confusing, and to this day, many people still are unsure if they should be eating whole eggs or only egg whites in their diet. Now, new research is showing that if you opt for only egg whites, and throw away the yolk, you might be cutting yourself short on some quality muscle mass when it comes to using it as the best post-workout meal.
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Researchers are now confirming that while both the yolk and the egg white itself contains protein, the yolk specifically contains some components that seems to unlock muscle growth potential much greater than egg whites alone.
Researchers gathered a small sample of individuals and had them take part in resistance training. After their workout, they were given either 18 grams of protein from egg whites or whole eggs as part of their post-workout recovery protocol. The researchers then tested the amino acid levels of the participant’s thanks to eggs that were isotopically labeled with leucine to aid in helping the researchers track exactly where the amino acids were coming from (eggs or otherwise). So, is this the best post-workout nutrition choice available?
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