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What's the Best Protein for Building Muscle? A Simple Science-Based Answer (2017)

4,317 views · Published 31 October 2017 · 4:11 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews · 2017 · Education

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Are all types of protein equally good for building muscle?

It depends on whom you ask.

Many vegans and vegetarians will tell you that plant proteins are just as good as animal sources, if not better.

And most hard-shell bodybuilders will laugh that at the idea that you can get big on a plant-based diet.

“How many jacked vegans do you know?” they’ll ask. “Exactly. You gotta eat meat to gain mass, bro.”

Well, who’s right?

Is there something about animal proteins that makes them especially anabolic?

Are plant proteins inherently deficient in some way and unsuitable to muscle building?

And, bottom line, what types of protein should we be eating to gain muscle as efficiently as possible?

Let’s find out.

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References

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17478528
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19403715
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8172124
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2710749

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