This week Reactions is helping you build muscle with protein and science. There’s a lot of chemistry involved in your body and bulking. For those striving to build muscle gains, protein is essential. While this is obvious to many athletes and gym-goers, the biological and chemical processes between drinking a protein shake and getting “swole” may not be so clear–but we got you covered! Find us on all these places: Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Tumblr! http://tumblr.com/ACSReactions ιittιε dΔrk oηε – Gypsy Swing Ting Producer: Elaine Seward Writer: Elaine Seward Executive Producer: Adam Dylewski Scientific consultants: Roger Vaughan Sophia Cai Kyle Nackers Sources: https://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/musclesgrowLK.html http://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-9-42 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197704/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10867039 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19056590 http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-much-protein-do-you-need-every-day-201506188096 Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others’ butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it’s OK to pee in the pool? We’ve got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. Reactions is produced by the American Chemical Society.