The Influence of Regular Beef Consumption and Protein Density of the Diet on Training-induced Gains in Muscle Strength and Performance in Healthy Adults

Exclusion Criteria

• •Allergies to beef consumption
• •Phenylketonuria (PKU)
• •BMI \>30 kg/m2
• •history of active cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, GI disorders, musculoskeletal/orthopedic disorders (e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendinitis, gout, fibromyalgia, patellar tendinopathy, or chronic low back pain)
• •hypersensitivity or allergy to antibiotics
• •Kidney, urinary, or liver conditions
• •Epilepsy
• •Diagnosed mental illness
• •have bleeding or clotting disorders (or take related medications e.g.. Coumadin/ low dose Aspirin)
• •High alcohol consumption
• •use tobacco
• •uncontrolled hypertension
• •vegan/vegetarian diets
• •on medications known to affect protein metabolism (i.e. corticosteroids, androgen/estrogen containing compounds, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories)
• •habitual consumption of high (\>1.8 g protein/kg/d) or low (\<0.66 g protein/kg/day)
• •pregnancy
• •supplements that influence protein metabolism (e.g. omega 3 fish oils)