# The effect of sleep restriction, with or without high-intensity interval exercise, on myofibrillar protein synthesis in healthy young men

Saner NJ, Lee MJ, Pitchford NW, et al. · Journal of Physiology 598(8):1523–1536 · 2020



## Key finding

Five nights of 4 h sleep reduced muscle protein synthesis ~18%; HIIT during restriction preserved it.



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