Application of Ergogenic Aids to the Prehabilitation of Abdominal Cancer Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery

This is a 4 week prehabilitation program which uses both exercise and nutrition. Exercise will be prescribed at least 6 days a week. Three days a week , for 45 mins, participants will be asked to perform body, leg and arm exercises against light resistance while wearing pneumatic blood flow restriction arm and leg bands. minutes. On the alternate days participants will walk approximately 15 minutes while wearing the leg bands that restrict blood flow. Additionally, a nutrition supplement cocktail will be provided and should be taken every day within 1 hour after completing each exercise session. The 4 Week Nutrition (Sports Drink) Supplement Cocktail: will include whey protein (25 g/day), creatine monohydrate (8 g/day), and L-citrulline (5 g/day). The supplement mixture will be provided in daily packages by the investigators (nutrition supplements are not regulated by the FDA)