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. 2018 Sep 11;5:84. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2018.00084

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Study design. Panel (A) outlines testing, training, and supplementation days. Panel (B) (upper left inset) describes the testing battery which included (in order) a profile and mood state questionnaire (POMS), outer thigh pain assessment using algometry, body mass assessment, and whole-body dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan, a vastus lateralis (VL) and biceps (Bi) ultrasound, total body water assessment using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS), and a VL muscle biopsy. Panel (B) (lower left inset) describes the BB squat velocity test that occurred during the first set of barbell squats every Friday from weeks 1 to 6 of training. Panel (B) (middle inset) outlines the supervised training regimen described in greater detail in the methods. Panel (B) (right inset) outlines the supplementation regimen described in greater detail in the methods.