Participants
Participants were recreationally active and had resistance exercise experience, having formally completed structured resistance exercise training regimens for extended periods of time (structured training of 6 mo and within the earlier 3 y), although a degree of heterogeneity in participant training experience was inevitable. Participants were habitually omnivorous, with the exception of a single vegan participant in Phase 1 of the study, and 2 vegan participants in Phase 2 of the study. All participants were informed of the nature and possible risks of the experimental procedures before providing written informed consent. Participants attended the laboratory for a medical screening, wherein height, body mass, and blood pressure were measured, as well as a general medical questionnaire completed, to assess their eligibility for participation and to confirm the absence of adverse health conditions. Participants were deemed healthy based on their blood pressure (≤140/90 mmHg), BMI (18–30 kg/m