Nutrition
Leucine Trigger Meal
A leucine trigger meal hits roughly two to three grams leucine per sitting—spreading several triggers daily beats one protein-heavy dinner for hypertrophy.
A leucine trigger meal provides roughly two to three grams of leucine—often from twenty-five to forty grams of high-quality protein—to strongly stimulate muscle protein synthesis for several hours. Use three to four trigger meals daily for hypertrophy instead of one oversized dinner.
Whey, eggs, dairy, and lean meats are efficient triggers; skimpy salads fail the threshold.
Common questions
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How many leucine trigger meals per day?
Most hypertrophy-focused lifters use three to four—breakfast, lunch, post-training, and optionally pre-sleep protein—rather than one or two giant feedings.
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