Dileucine ingestion, but not leucine, increases lower body strength and performance following resistance training: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

• Anthony M. Hagele,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5575-3670

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• Joesi M. Krieger,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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• Connor J. Gaige,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5065-8886

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• Kevin F. Holley,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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• Kristen N. Gross,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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• Joshua M. Iannotti,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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• Leah E. Allen,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5041-4367

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• Paige J. Sutton,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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• Logan S. Orr,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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• Petey W. Mumford,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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• Martin Purpura,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Increnovo, LLC, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America, Ingenious Ingredients L.P., Lewisville, Texas, United States of America

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• Ralf Jager,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Increnovo, LLC, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America, Ingenious Ingredients L.P., Lewisville, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7345-9635

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• Chad M. Kerksick

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ckerksick@lindenwood.edu

  Affiliation Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory, Kinesiology Department, College of Science, Technology and Health, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America

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