About the Authors

Paul H. Falcone

Affiliation MusclePharm Sports Science Institute, Denver, CO, United States of America

Chih Yin Tai

Affiliation MusclePharm Sports Science Institute, Denver, CO, United States of America

Laura R. Carson

Affiliation MusclePharm Sports Science Institute, Denver, CO, United States of America

Jordan M. Joy

Affiliation MusclePharm Sports Science Institute, Denver, CO, United States of America

Matt M. Mosman

Affiliation MusclePharm Sports Science Institute, Denver, CO, United States of America

Roxanne M. Vogel

Affiliation Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO, United States of America

Tyler R. McCann

Affiliation University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States of America

Kevin P. Crona

Affiliation University of Colorado, Denver, CO, United States of America

J. Daniel Griffin

Affiliation Widener University, Chester, PA, United States of America

Michael P. Kim

Affiliation MusclePharm Sports Science Institute, Denver, CO, United States of America

Jordan R. Moon

jordan@musclepharm.com

Affiliations MusclePharm Sports Science Institute, Denver, CO, United States of America, Department of Sports Exercise Science, United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL, United States of America

Competing Interests

PHF, CYT, LRC, JMJ, MMM, TRM, MPK, and JRM are employees of MusclePharm Corporation, the company that funded this study. JMJ, MMM, and TRM were not employees at the time of data collection. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PHF CYT LRC MPK JRM. Performed the experiments: PHF CYT LRC TRM KPC JRM. Analyzed the data: PHF CYT LRC JMJ MMM RMV JRM. Wrote the paper: PHF JMJ MMM RMV JDG JRM.