Table 1.

Baseline Subject Characteristics

Characteristic	EAA (n=7)	RT (n=24)	P value
Age (y)	44 ± 3	43 ± 1	0.80
Body weight (kg)	80.4 ± 2.8	83.1 ± 1.7	0.74
Height (cm)	178 ± 3	180 ± 1	0.64
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.6 ± 1.3	25.9 ± 0.5	0.73
Energy intake (kcal/kg/day)	31.0 ± 1.0	30.0 ± 0.4	0.57
Protein intake (g/kg/d)	1.16 ± 0.04	1.12 ± 0.01	0.86

Data are mean ± SEM. EAA: essential amino acid supplementation alone, RT: resistance exercise training with AA supplement provided 3 hours post exercise or 5 minutes prior to exercise. P values represent independent t-test analysis (13).