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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Rest Days Are When Muscle Protein Synthesis Peaks, Not Pauses?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Muscle protein synthesis doesn't peak during a session, it peaks in the recovery window that follows, and it remains elevated for up to 48 hours after significant training load. That means the rest day after a hard leg session or a long run is precisely when your protein requirements are at their highest."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Carbohydrate Reduction Is Legitimate, But the Margin Is Smaller Than You Think?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "If your rest day genuinely involves no structured movement and your previous session wasn't particularly depleting, a modest reduction in carbohydrate makes physiological sense. Glycogen replenishment has a ceiling, and once stores are full, excess carbohydrate gets handled differently by the body."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Under-Eating on Rest Days Doesn't Save Calories, It Borrows Them From Your Next Session?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The honest answer is that total calorie intake on a rest day might be marginally lower than on a hard training day, but not by the dramatic margin most people assume, and not because protein or overall food quality should drop. The adjustment, where it exists, lives almost entirely in carbohydrate volume."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can I put this into practice for better rest day nutrition athletes?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Treat fuelling as part of your preparation, not an afterthought. The science only helps when it is applied consistently: plan around your training and competition, fuel before you feel you need to, and review what works for you over time. Science in Sport products are designed to make evidence-based fuelling simple to get right, so you arrive prepared and perform with confidence."
      }
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