Body Composition Changes During Overfeeding Plus Resistance Training

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Conditions studied: Weight Gain, Resistance Training, Overeating

In brief

This study will examine the relationship between the rate and composition of mass gain during overfeeding plus resistance training, investigate the validity of multiple assessment methods for quantifying body composition changes during this period, and evaluate the effects of subject presentation on the interpretation of body composition changes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04069351

Run by

Texas Tech University

People needed

32

Starts

2019-09-18

Expected to finish

2019-11-26

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between the ages of 18 and 40
• Male
• Generally healthy (defined as an absence of any disease or medical condition which could potentially be impacted by study participation, including but not limited to cardiac, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, renal, immunological, or metabolic diseases)
• Weight-stable (defined as no change in body mass >5 pounds [2.3 kg] in the past 3 months)
• Willingness to adhere to study protocol, particularly the completion of the supervised resistance training program and consumption of dietary supplements
• Desire and/or willingness to attempt to gain body mass as part of study intervention
• Resistance trained (defined as performance of resistance training on 2 to 5 days for at least 6 months prior to study initiation), as well as meeting the objective criteria below
• Maximal strength > 1.0 x body mass on the barbell bench press exercise, executed with proper form
• Maximal strength > 2.0 x body mass on plate-loaded hip sled, executed with proper form

You may not qualify if…

• Failing to meet any of the aforementioned inclusion criteria
• Height greater than 75.5 inches (due to height limitation of DXA scanner)
• Weight greater than 350 pounds (due to weight limitation of DXA scanner)
• Beard longer than ½ inch (and unwillingness to shave) due to the impact of facial hair on Bod Pod body volume estimates
• History of anabolic-androgenic steroid use, based on self-report

Where it is running

• Texas Tech University — Lubbock, Texas, United States

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