Researchers at the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education are conducting a study to investigate how menstrual phases and oral contraceptive use influence muscle protein synthesis and metabolism.
Who can participate?
- Healthy females aged 18 – 40 yrs
- Are either on the birth control pill or have regular menstrual cycles (21–35d)
- Train regularly using weights at least 2x week
What’s in it for you?
- An opportunity to make a difference in the scientific community and contribute to a growing body of research on females in exercise science.
What’s involved?
- 3–4 visits to the Iovate/Muscletech Metabolism & Sport Science Lab in the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
- 2 experimental trials which include:
- Full body resistance exercise
- Muscle, blood, urine, and breath sampling
- Activity and diet tracking (control diets provided)
- Body composition testing
Interested / Questions?
Please contact ines.kortebi@mail.utoronto.ca