The Secret to Big Gains? Healthy Gut Bacteria #inmice | SciShow News

If you go to the gym often enough, you might be familiar with protein powders and shakes, but one study thinks that the secret to big gains might actually be your gut bacteria. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam, Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/929371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP281788 https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008100#sec009 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/929139 Images https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/scoop-of-whey-protein-on-black-background-chocolate-flawour-gm619091536-107924237 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/gut-flora-microflora-microbiota-bacteria-microbe-for-healthy-gut-shprg_xowkgpmyutd https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/lab-mouse-gm172328134-3709844 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bacteroides_biacutis_01.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/male-patient-at-physical-rehab-walking-with-the-help-of-parallel-bars-while-gm1277228250-376502884 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birdbrain.svg https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008100#sec009 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/muscle-tissues-gm480842497-36707722