The Regulation of Human Skeletal Muscle Mass by Contractile Perturbation

Unilateral Resistance exercise will include training three days per week and each session will include 3 sets of leg extension and 3 sets of leg press. In each set, the participant will complete a maximum of 12 repetitions.

During the last two weeks of the study (week 8-10), a Don Joy adjustable knee brace will be applied to the participant's leg randomized to immobilization. The brace will be applied at a 40 degree angle relative to complete extension.