Accelerating Post-exercise Muscle Glycogen Resynthesis in Humans: Impact of Combined Nutrient Intake and Intermittent Pneumatic Compression or Heat Therapy

From foot to hip/groin on both legs with only 1 leg connected to pneumatic pump for 1 hour

Custom leg garment with one leg heated by circulating hot water approx 40 degrees C, the other leg approx 32 degrees C (thermoneutral) for 1 hour

Prolonged intermittent high intensity running (LIST protocol)

Post-exercise, all participants will receive a beverage containing 1.0 g/kg carbohydrate and 0.3 g/kg protein from the mixture of Gatorade Recover Protein Shake and Gatorade Thirst Quencher

Vastus lateralis muscle in the lower thigh will be obtained by the percutaneous needle technique