Materials and methods
kidney or liver abnormalities
The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention. The intervention included 6 weeks of dietary supplementation in addition to laboratory and performance familiarization for pre- and post-testing. A convenience sample of participants included degree majors and degree minors in the dance program at the University of Idaho. Exclusion criteria included the use of medications that could affect muscle biology (i.e. corticosteroids), ingestion of CR monohydrate or dietary supplements containing CR ≤4 weeks prior to the start of supplementation, preexisting kidney or liver abnormalities, or currently participating in resistance training.Familiarization, pre-testing, and post-testing spanned 5 visits where the participants reported to the Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) at the University of Idaho (Schematic of Study Design.