Great presentation, Robert. Thanks!
I have a question that has been congealing in my little brain for a while. What is the timeline for actual muscle synthesis? What I mean is, the stress/recovery/ adaptation cycle is pretty easy to define for a novice, intermediate, or advanced lifter. Presumably, at least for a novice, the actual process of muscle building is longer than the 48-72 hour adaptation cycle, right? And is dependent on multiple applications of stress/adaptation/recovery?
I guess what I'm getting at is despite the bro-science that insists we must consume (the right kind no less) protein within 60 minutes of training, isn't the actual process of muscle protein synthesis more dependent on consistent, longer term protein consumption? (Not to mention intelligent long term programming).
Of course there's also the fact that improved neuromuscular efficiency plays a big role in novice adaptations.
Thoughts?