在「訓練後,乳清蛋白有這麼重要嗎?」有提到乳清,而在「早上做肌力訓練,還高強度,是瘋了嗎!」一開始也說到:「經過一夜的空腹,早上起來身體呈現《分解狀態(而非合成狀態)》…」若平常已經有規律攝取蛋白質來源,「時間點(何時攝取蛋白質」就不是這麼重要,但在《肌力訓練的新規則書籍》有談到一點例外:
The one exception is if you train first thing in the morning, before eating breakfast. Your body will already be in a catabolic state – breaking down muscle protein – and your workout will only accelerate that process. A post-workout shake with at least 20 grams of whey protein will put your body in an anabolic state – building new muscle tissue – and a protein-rich meal withing an hour or two of training will seal the deal … as long as you eat normally the rest of the day.
譯:若您在吃早餐前進行訓練,蛋白質補充的時機就很重要。身體已經處於分解狀況(分解體內肌肉蛋白),而鍛練只會加速這個過程。一杯至少20公克的乳清蛋白飲就會讓身體進到合成狀態(建構新的肌肉組織),而訓練後的1或2小時內攝取富含蛋白質的餐點,其它的時間您只要正常規律的吃即可。
肌肉的建構是並不是只發生於訓練後的1~2小時,事實上,體內24小時都在進行建構與分解。