4.4. Study Strengths and Limitations
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The present investigation meaningfully contributes to the current literature in several ways. It includes a mixed-sex cohort of both resistance- and endurance-trained individuals, which is reflective of the populations typically consuming thermogenic supplements [One limitation of the current study is that a group consuming only a thermogenic supplement with no protein supplementation was not included. In addition, a 24 h food recall was used to elicit data related to dietary intake. Although changes in diet outside of the provided supplements was not a primary intervention of outcome of interest, it is important to note that dietary data elicited at baseline and post-intervention may not fully reflect typical intake in all participants. While participants were instructed not to change their typical dietary intake over the intervention, data related to participants’ adherence to these directions were not collected.The limited duration of our study also deserves discussion. Though a six-week investigation [