About the Authors

Eduardo O. De Souza

desouza.eo@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

Ryan P. Lowery

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

Jacob M. Wilson

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

Matthew H. Sharp

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

Christopher Brooks Mobley

Affiliation Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States of America

Carlton D. Fox

Affiliation Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States of America

Hector L. Lopez

Affiliation The Center for Applied Health Sciences, 4302 Allen Road, STE 120, Stow, OH, 44224, United States of America

Kevin A. Shields

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

Jacob T. Rauch

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

James C. Healy

Affiliation Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States of America

Richard M. Thompson

Affiliation Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States of America

Jacob A. Ormes

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

Jordan M. Joy

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States of America

Michael D. Roberts

Affiliation Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States of America

Competing Interests

This study was partially funded by Molecular Nutrition TM. Patent details to declare: product: 'X-Factor Advanced', patent number: #6.841.573. There are no further patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EOS JO RPL JMW HLL MDR. Performed the experiments: MHS CBM CDF KAS JR JCH RMT JMJ. Analyzed the data: EOS JO CBM CDF RPL JMW HLL JMJ MDR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MHS CBM CDF KAS JR JCH RMT JMJ. Wrote the paper: EOS RPL JMW MHS CBM CDF HLL KAS JR JCH RMT JO JMJ MDR.