LordMayor

FYI, most Mullvad exit nodes are blocked by big services.

You have to try different ones to find one that works. I have found just a couple that work for, for example, Netflix or Reddit.

Proton and PIA seemed to be easier, I think they have more exits and/or rotate the IP addresses of the exits.

I like Mullvad as a company better so I use them.

And, my point is that calling this research pointless is just wrong because it answers à different question.

I’m not disagreeing that the question that you want answered should be studied. It should. But, the fact that this research doesn’t answer your question doesn’t make it pointless.

It’s perfectly valid research to study whether the results are different between animal-based and plant-based supplements. I didn’t go through the citations but they say:

Recent evidence suggests that both animal and plant proteins support strength and hypertrophy gains when paired with resistance training and adequate protein intake

which sounds like the research you’re asking for has already been done.

That doesn’t make it pointless.

There is something to be learned from this. Using a control would answer a different question.

That’s not how science works. You do experiments even to find out if it is pointless.

But, yes, they should have a control group.

Doesn’t matter. The point of the research was to determine if there was a difference between animal and plant based protein supplements for adding muscle. The results would apply to anyone.

Right, for the average person, protein supplements are unnecessary as long as they are healthy and eat well.

Athletes (and people with body dysmorphia 😬) might struggle to get enough protein in their diet. But, far too many people think they’re in a position that would warrant supplements when just a little attention to diet is sufficient.

Huh? It’s what the research is about.

Just to be clear, this is about supplements. It’s doesn’t say anything about differences in dietary protein.

The actual title:

Similar effects between animal-based and plant-based protein blend as complementary dietary protein on muscle adaptations to resistance training: findings from a randomized clinical trial