This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formattedPDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon.Effects of 28 days of resistance exercise while consuming commerciallyavailable pre- and post-workout supplements, NO-Shotgun and NO-Synthesizeon body composition, muscle strength and mass, markers of protein synthesis,and clinical safety markers in malesNutrition & Metabolism 2011, 8:78 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-8-78Mike Spillane (mike_spillane@baylor.edu)Neil Schwarz (neil_schwarz@baylor.edu)Sarah Leddy (sarah_leddy@baylor.edu)Tracie Correa (tracie.correa@gmail.com)Melodie Minter (melodie_minter@baylor.edu)Victoria Longoria (victoria_longoria@baylor.edu)Darryn S Willoughby (darryn_willoughby@baylor.edu)ISSN 1743-7075Article type ResearchSubmission date 22 September 2011Acceptance date 3 November 2011Publication date 3 November 2011Article URL http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/8/1/78This peer-reviewed article was published immediately upon acceptance. It can be downloaded,printed and distributed freely for any purposes (see copyright notice below).Articles in Nutrition & Metabolism are listed in PubMed and archived at PubMed Central.For information about publishing your research in Nutrition & Metabolism or any BioMed Centraljournal, go tohttp://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/authors/instructions/For information about other BioMed Central publications go tohttp://www.biomedcentral.com/Nutrition & Metabolism 2011 Spillaneet al. ; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.1Effects of 28 days of resistance exercise while consuming commercially available pre- and post-workout supplements, NO-Shotgun and NO-Synthesize on body composition, muscle strength and mass, markers of protein synthesis, and clinical safety markers in males Mike Spillane1, Neil Schwarz1, Sarah Leddy1, Tracie Correa1, Melodie Minter1, Victoria Longoria1, Darryn S. Willoughby1,2, 1Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Baylor University, Box 97313, Waco, TX76798, USA 2Institute for Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, TX87898, USA Corresponding author E-mail addresses: MS: mike_spillane@baylor.edu NS: neil_schwarz@baylor.edu SL: sarah_leddy@baylor.edu TC: tracie.correa@gmail.com MM: melodie_minter@baylor.edu VDL: victoria_longoria@baylor.edu SW: darryn_willoughby@baylor.edu 2Abstract Purpose: The effects of 28 days of heavy resistance training while ingesting the pre- and post-workout supplements, NO-Shotgun and NO-Synthesize were determined on body composition, muscle strength and mass, markers of protein synthesis, and clinical safety markers.Methods: Nineteen non-resistance-trainedmalesparticipatedinaresistancetrainingprogram4times/weekfor28dayswhileeither ingesting27g/dayofcarbohydrate(CARB)orNO-Shotgun30minpre-exerciseand27g/dayof carbohydrate or NO- Synthesize 30 min post-exercise (NOSS).Data were analyzed with separate 2 x 2 ANOVA(p