The purpose of this study is to see if a combination of resistance exercises and amino acid capsules can reduce muscle loss and maintain muscle function during bedrest. This experiment will imitate many of the physical conditions experienced by astronauts during space flight by examining the effects of resistance exercise or nutrition on muscle during 2 days of bedrest. The diet of astronauts will also be imitated by providing diets in the General Clinic Research Center.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
31
Subjects will lift weights with their legs.
Subjects drink diet orange soda 3x day for 2 days.
Subjects drink 15 grams of EAA mixed into diet orange soda 3x day for 2 days.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Fractional synthetic rate of muscle growth.
Time frame: two days.
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