Nutrition
Collagen Complete Protein Gap
The collagen complete protein gap: collagen is a connective-tissue adjunct, not a complete protein for muscle repair—keep whey, dairy, or soy for MPS.
The collagen complete protein gap means hydrolyzed collagen lacks tryptophan and is poor at driving muscle protein synthesis compared with whey, dairy, eggs, fish, meat, or soy—use it for connective-tissue adjunct timing, not post-lift MPS. Daily totals still need complete sources distributed across meals.
Doubling collagen does not fix under-eaten lunch protein.
Common questions
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Can you meet daily protein with collagen only?
You should not for athletes. Collagen adds glycine-rich aminos for connective tissue studies; complete proteins must still cover leucine and essential amino acid needs for muscle.
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