About the Authors

Brittanie M. Volk

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Laura J. Kunces

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Daniel J. Freidenreich

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Brian R. Kupchak

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Catherine Saenz

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Juan C. Artistizabal

Affiliations Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America, Nutritional Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Maria Luz Fernandez

Affiliation Nutritional Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Richard S. Bruno

Affiliation Department of Human Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America

Carl M. Maresh

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

William J. Kraemer

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America

Stephen D. Phinney

Affiliation School of Medicine (emeritus), University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America

Jeff S. Volek

volek.1@osu.edu

Affiliations Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America, Department of Human Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America

Competing Interests

Professional associations (Dairy Research Institute, The Beef Checkoff and the Egg Nutrition Center) were sponsors of this research. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BMV MLF RSB CMM WJK SDP JSV. Performed the experiments: BMV LJK DJF BRK CS JCA. Analyzed the data: BMV SDP JSV. Wrote the paper: BMV LJK DJF BRK CS MLF RSB SDP JSV.