Doubling or tripling your protein intake beyond the optimal threshold (~1.6 g/kg/day) doesn't speed up muscle gain — past that point, the extra money spent on protein products buys nothing.

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The central thesis — that the dose-response relationship between protein and hypertrophy flattens well before extreme intakes — holds up, though the exact "62 studies" figure…

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The central thesis — that the dose-response relationship between protein and hypertrophy flattens well before extreme intakes — holds up, though the exact "62 studies" figure cited in the video couldn't be independently confirmed in this grounding pass. The reference meta-analysis on the topic (Morton et al. 2018, 49 trials, 1,863 participants) finds a lean-mass plateau at 1.62 g/kg/day (95% CI: 1.03-2.20), and more recent dose-response meta-analyses (Nutrition Reviews, spline modeling) confirm the effect slows sharply past 1.3-1.5 g/kg/day. Doubling an already-adequate intake doesn't double results — a lifter at 1.4 g/kg/day who jumps to 2.8 g/kg/day won't see twice the muscle. "Stop buying more protein than you need" is well-supported by the literature, even if the exact identity of the cited 62-study meta-analysis needs checking against the original source.

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Claimed by Jeremy Ethier, BKin. Noli grades the claim, never the person.

Decoded by Noli · August 2, 2026 · the original post

What the graded evidence says

Evidence: B+

Effect: fat-free mass gain (resistance training) and appetite/satiety — +0.30 kg fat-free mass with protein supplementation (95% CI 0.09-0.52), plateau at ~1.62 g/kg/day; higher protein meals reliably increase satiety vs equal-calorie lower-protein meals
Measured on: healthy training adults; weight-loss and weight-maintenance adults

More protein past roughly 1.6 g/kg/day doesn't add much for muscle or fullness. The satiety edge is real but modest, not a magic appetite switch.

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