# The Protein Gap - Why Everything You Think You Know About Building Muscle After 45 Is Wrong — And the One Daily Habit That Finally Fixes It With Ben Azadi | #1292

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Podcast: [The Ben Azadi Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725)
Published: 2026-04-12T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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