SNR #81: Joseph Agu – Protein Synthesis, Amino Acids & Pre-bed Casein

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SNR #81: Joseph Agu – Protein Synthesis, Amino Acids & Pre-bed Casein

Episode 81: Nutritionist and doctoral researcher Joseph Agu is on the show to discuss pre-bed casein, protein quality, absorption rates of different whey supplements and the usefulness of branched-chain amino acids.

Guest Bio

Joseph Agu

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Joseph is a Performance Nutritionist, formerly at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) working with British Athletics, and now solely at his own consultancy.

He completed a BSc. in Sport and Exercise Science as well as a MSc. in Sports Nutrition. And is now currently undertaking a PhD at Bangor University where he’s looking at nutritional interventions for strength and power athletes.

In this episode we discuss:

Nitrogen balance, muscle protein synthesis (MPS) and muscle protein breakdown (MPB)
Difference between muscle protein synthesis and whole body protein synthesis
Is pre-bed casein superior to a strategy that does not include such timing?
Difference in MPS rates between different protein sources
Just how useful is branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation for body composition goals?