Tag: Cellular Exercise Physiology Lab
Kinesiology
Deadline: May 1, 2027
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Inclusion Qualifications:
- Male or female meeting the following criteria
- Healthy and ready for physical activity as determined by questionnaires you complete about your health status, and either between the ages of 18-30 years old, OR 65-85 years old, OR
- Sarcopenic (the gradual loss of muscle mass and strength that happens as people get older) as determined by sarcopenia screening assessments and between the ages of 65-85 years old.
- Currently untrained. To be included you must not have participated in programmed resistance training within the past year. This will be determined by a training history questionnaire (THQ).
- Premenopausal, with a regular menstrual period as determined by the menstrual status questionnaire (female participants between the ages of 18-30 years old only).
- Currently not pregnant and do not intend to become pregnant. We will ask you to verbally confirm your pregnancy status.
- Currently be consuming ≤ 300mg caffeine per day on average and willing to keep caffeine intake consistent throughout the duration of the study.
- Willing to adhere to all pre-testing visit instructions including:
- Abstaining from vigorous exercise for five days, light exercise for four days, and all forms of exercise for at least three days prior to visit 5.
- Abstaining from caffeine for at least 12 hours prior to visit 5, 6 and 7.
- Abstaining from alcohol for at least 24 hours prior to visit 5 through completion of visit 7.
- Willing to fast for at least 8 hours prior to visits 6 and 7.
- Normotensive (blood pressure within normal limits) or have controlled hypertension.
- Are not currently taking and have no prior history of using of any performance enhancing drugs.
- Free from previous or current lower body injuries that may limit your ability to complete either exercise or physical assessments.
- Highly likely to be successful at providing the required blood samples. This will be determined during today’s visit by a certified phlebotomist.
- Not regularly taking any type of prescription or over-the-counter medication which might affect the assessments, or having any chronic illnesses, which require medical care. This will be determined in your medical history questionnaire and other screening questionnaires.
