Nutrients 2017, 9(9), 972; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090972
Effects of Whey, Soy or Leucine Supplementation with 12 Weeks of Resistance Training on Strength, Body Composition, and Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Histological Attributes in College-Aged Males
C. Brooks Mobley 1, Cody T. Haun 1
, Paul A. Roberson 1, Petey W. Mumford 1, Matthew A. Romero 1, Wesley C. Kephart 1, Richard G. Anderson 1, Christopher G. Vann 1, Shelby C. Osburn 1, Coree D. Pledge 1, Jeffrey S. Martin 1,2, Kaelin C. Young 1,2, Michael D. Goodlett 2,3, David D. Pascoe 1, Christopher M. Lockwood 4 and Michael D. Roberts 1,2,*
, Paul A. Roberson 1, Petey W. Mumford 1, Matthew A. Romero 1, Wesley C. Kephart 1, Richard G. Anderson 1, Christopher G. Vann 1, Shelby C. Osburn 1, Coree D. Pledge 1, Jeffrey S. Martin 1,2, Kaelin C. Young 1,2, Michael D. Goodlett 2,3, David D. Pascoe 1, Christopher M. Lockwood 4 and Michael D. Roberts 1,2,*
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School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Edward via College of Osteopathic Medicine—Auburn Campus, Auburn, AL 36832, USA
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Athletics Department, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
4
Lockwood, LLC, Draper, UT 84020, USA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 21 August 2017 / Revised: 31 August 2017 / Accepted: 1 September 2017 / Published: 4 September 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Protein for Post-Exercise Recovery and Performance)
Abstract
We sought to determine the effects of L-leucine (LEU) or different protein supplements standardized to LEU (~3.0 g/serving) on changes in body composition, strength, and histological attributes in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Seventy-five untrained, college-aged males (mean ± standard error of the mean (SE); age = 21 ± 1 years, body mass = 79.2 ± 0.3 kg) were randomly assigned to an isocaloric, lipid-, and organoleptically-matched maltodextrin placebo (PLA, n = 15), LEU (n = 14), whey protein concentrate (WPC, n = 17), whey protein hydrolysate (WPH, n = 14), or soy protein concentrate (SPC, n = 15) group. Participants performed whole-body resistance training three days per week for 12 weeks while consuming supplements twice daily. Skeletal muscle and subcutaneous (SQ) fat biopsies were obtained at baseline (T1) and ~72 h following the last day of training (T39). Tissue samples were analyzed for changes in type I and II fiber cross sectional area (CSA), non-fiber specific satellite cell count, and SQ adipocyte CSA. On average, all supplement groups including PLA exhibited similar training volumes and experienced statistically similar increases in total body skeletal muscle mass determined by dual X-ray absorptiometry (+2.2 kg; time p = 0.024) and type I and II fiber CSA increases (+394 μm2 and +927 μm2; time p < 0.001 and 0.024, respectively). Notably, all groups reported increasing Calorie intakes ~600–800 kcal/day from T1 to T39 (time p < 0.001), and all groups consumed at least 1.1 g/kg/day of protein at T1 and 1.3 g/kg/day at T39. There was a training, but no supplementation, effect regarding the reduction in SQ adipocyte CSA (−210 μm2; time p = 0.001). Interestingly, satellite cell counts within the WPC (p < 0.05) and WPH (p < 0.05) groups were greater at T39 relative to T1. In summary, LEU or protein supplementation (standardized to LEU content) does not provide added benefit in increasing whole-body skeletal muscle mass or strength above PLA following 3 months of training in previously untrained college-aged males that increase Calorie intakes with resistance training and consume above the recommended daily intake of protein throughout training. However, whey protein supplementation increases skeletal muscle satellite cell number in this population, and this phenomena may promote more favorable training adaptations over more prolonged periods. View Full-TextKeywords:
satellite cell; resistance training; leucine; whey; soy
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Mobley, C.B.; Haun, C.T.; Roberson, P.A.; Mumford, P.W.; Romero, M.A.; Kephart, W.C.; Anderson, R.G.; Vann, C.G.; Osburn, S.C.; Pledge, C.D.; Martin, J.S.; Young, K.C.; Goodlett, M.D.; Pascoe, D.D.; Lockwood, C.M.; Roberts, M.D. Effects of Whey, Soy or Leucine Supplementation with 12 Weeks of Resistance Training on Strength, Body Composition, and Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Histological Attributes in College-Aged Males. Nutrients 2017, 9, 972.
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