This week Reactions is helping you build muscle with protein and science. There's a lot of chemistry involved in your body and bulking. For those striving to build muscle gains, protein is essential. While this is obvious to many athletes and gym-goers, the biological and chemical processes between drinking a protein shake and getting "swole" may not be so clear--but we got you covered!

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Producer:
Elaine Seward

Writer:
Elaine Seward

Executive Producer:
Adam Dylewski

Scientific consultants:
Roger Vaughan
Sophia Cai
Kyle Nackers

Sources:
https://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/musclesgrowLK.html
http://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-9-42
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197704/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10867039
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19056590
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-much-protein-do-you-need-every-day-201506188096

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