{"id":62983,"date":"2026-01-01T08:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=62983"},"modified":"2026-01-01T08:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:15:42","slug":"build-muscle-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=62983","title":{"rendered":"Build Muscle Faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Build_Muscle_Faster.jpg\" alt=\"Build Muscle Faster\" width=\"924\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Build_Muscle_Faster.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Build_Muscle_Faster-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Build_Muscle_Faster-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_0\">Low-fat protein after exercise delivers amino acids into your bloodstream faster, giving your muscles a stronger signal to repair and grow<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_1\">High-fat meals slow digestion and weaken your muscle-building response, even when the total amount of protein is the same<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_2\">A stronger and faster leucine surge from lean protein helps activate muscle repair more effectively, improving your recovery window<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_3\">Higher daily protein intake \u2014 around 0.8 grams per pound of ideal body weight \u2014 supports better muscle gain, fat loss, bone strength, and metabolic stability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_4\">Simplifying your post-workout meal and choosing low-LA, low-fat protein sources help you recover more quickly and get better results from every training session<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finish reading:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/12\/30\/meal-fat-content-muscle-building.aspx\">https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/12\/30\/meal-fat-content-muscle-building.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low-fat protein after exercise delivers amino acids into your bloodstream faster, giving your muscles a stronger signal to repair and grow High-fat meals slow digestion and weaken your muscle-building response, even when the total amount of protein is the same A stronger and faster leucine surge from lean protein helps activate muscle repair more effectively, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=62983\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Build Muscle Faster&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62985,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62983\/revisions\/62985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}