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Introduction
The study was crucial since it focused on an essential part of human health. The study

seeks to distinguish between the superiority of vegan protein and animal protein or omnivores

proteins. There is in-depth research conducted to determine the increasing popularity of plant-

based proteins and whether they have merits or demerits over an animal-based protein diet that

supports muscle adaptation induced through exercise. Research is also to be conducted to

establish the similarities between the plant-based nutrient and animal-based nutrients to get an

insight into the problem associated with the two diets (Hevia-Larraín et al., 2021). The process

will be conducted and archived through research in real-life scenarios of testing the anabolic

adaptation in response to resistance training-induced adaptations. And since there has been no

study conducted to look into the use for excess protein on the diet chronic adaptive response to

the exercises.

The article "high- protein plant-based diet versus a protein-matched omnivorous diet to

support resistance training adaptations: a comparison between habitual vegans and omnivores."

It is found in a journal called “sports medicine.” Sports medicine is an American peer-reviewed

journal, making the journal to become a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The peer review

program is essential not only for journals but also for papers and books because it is a process

that involves subjecting some work to specialists in the field to check the credibility of the

information before accepting the content; the peer review process is critical because it helps to

get new idea and concepts in different fields also not forgetting it avails credible sources of

information for research (Gambrell, 2018). The article has many authors, including Victoria

Hevia-Larrain, Bruno Gualano, and Saul Gil are among the authors of the article. The authors are

affiliated to the group of (AOSSM), the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. The
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institution guarantees authors credibility because of its strictness to the expertices who have vast

knowledge in the fields. There are no funding sources reported for the journal.

The research is vast and very detailed in response to Acute protein turnover puts forward

the argument on the lower anabolic response after taking plant or animal protein. The study

conducts experiments to prove their hypothesis on the knowledge of differences in the protein

intake and protein degradation from both animal protein and plant protein (Buttny & Kinefuchi,

2020). The clinical specialist came up with a precise method of an experiment by taking a group

of nineteen men who were vegans by habit and another group of nineteen men who were

omnivores to undergo the tests on the anabolic protein response under observation for 12 weeks.

There was a clear scheduled plan for intervention to check the progress. Habitual vegans were

given food (whey for OMN or Soy for VEG) of 1.6g kg^-1 day^-1 and monitored every four

weeks. The omnivore's experiment subjects were monitored every two weeks during their 12

weeks experiment period.

The study is determined to provide sufficient knowledge in the role of proteins in human

muscles and establish the only source of the protein diet from either habitual vegans or

omnivores. The study is also keen to provide details on expected results by analyzing the

subjects to develop concrete solutions. The study aims to improve the use of protein for muscle

development, providing diets from either plant proteins or animal proteins for effective muscle

growth. The study also aims to establish the disadvantages associated with both animal protein

and plant proteins, hence providing a suitable source for the proteins (Hevia-Larraín et al., 2021).

The study is to be an experimental study where the experiment is to test the hypothesis on acute

protein turnover. The use of experimental study has a lot of strengths compared to weaknesses.

The strengths of the experimental research are that;

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 The hypothesis is tested in real-life scenarios providing concrete evidence.

 This type of research provides specific conclusions- due to the high level of

control, thus giving the success and failures associated with the tested hypothesis (Sharman,

2020).

 It is also possible to replicate the natural settings of experiments faster because

the experiments are done in a laboratory setting where all variables can be controlled and

manipulated to produce desired results.

 Experimental methods can be extra useful due to their ability to be combined with

other research methods this provides a good opportunity to get credible results

Weaknesses of experimental research

 Due to the possibility of human error, the results are highly subjective.

 There is the creation of unrealistic situations due to the corrupted or inaccurate

data but still, be seen as authentic results.

 Time-consuming- experimental research takes a more extended period than other

methods. For example, in our case, it took 12 weeks (Sharman, 2020).

 There are variable control problems that are caused by the practical nature of the

experiment.

The study shows that the anabolic adaptations are similar to training resistance in both

omnivores and vegans. It also continues to provide a suggestion that plant proteins are less

superior compared to animal proteins. Proteins from plants have been considered inferior in

causing anabolic changes in human muscles and cross-sectional area fibre than animal proteins.

The results were spent because all groups recorded a significant change in the lean leg muscle
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mass, comparing it from the beginning to the end of the test. The leg lean muscle mass observed

the following change (VEG: 1.2+/- 1.0kg; OMN:1.2 +/- 0.8kg), vastus lateralis muscle fiber type

I (VEG: 741 +/- 323µm^2; OMN:677 +/- 617µm^2), rectus femoris CSA (VEG: 1.0+/- 0.6cm^2;

OMN:0.9 +/- 0.5cm^2), and type II CSA (VEG:921 +/- 458µm^2; OMN:844+/-638µm^2),

laterals vastus CAS (VEG: 2.2 +/- 1.1cm^2;OMN 2.8 +/- 1.0 cm^2) and lastly on the leg press

had a change of 1RM (VEG:97+/- 38kg; OMN:117+/- 35kg). The above results prove a

difference in protein levels in both habitual vegans and omnivores (Banfi, 2008). The study

strongly supports the conclusion by providing the experimental results to prove the hypothesis.

Due to the precise information provided by the research, I would use the article time and again in

my future research or experiments.

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References
Banfi, G. (2008). Reticulocytes in Sports Medicine. Sports Medicine, 38(3), 187-211.

https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200838030-00002

Buttny, R., & Kinefuchi, E. (2020). Vegans’ problem stories: Negotiating vegan identity in

dealing with omnivores. Discourse & Society, 31(6), 565-583.

https://doi.org/10.1177/0957926520939689

Gambrell, R. (2018). Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete: The Anabolic Edge. Medicine&

Science In Sports & Exercise, 30(9), 1462-1463. https://doi.org/10.1249/00005768-

199809000-00023

Hevia-Larraín, V., Gualano, B., Longobardi, I., Gil, S., Fernandes, A., & Costa, L. et al. (2021).

High-Protein Plant-Based Diet Versus a Protein-Matched Omnivorous Diet to Support

Resistance Training Adaptations: A Comparison Between Habitual Vegans and

Omnivores. Sports Medicine, 51(6), 1317-1330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-

01434-9

Sharman, I. (2020). Glycogen loading: advantages but possible disadvantages. British Journal

Of Sports Medicine, 15(1), 64-67. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.15.1.64

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