Research Article

Protein and Amino Acid Supplementation Does Not Alter Proteolytic Gene Expression following Immobilization

Table 3

Average time spent out of the ankle immobilization boot for placebo (PLA) and protein/amino acid (PAA) groups. All data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Results indicated no significant differences throughout the course of the study ( ).

VariablePLAPAA

Days0–1414–280–1414–28

Total time (hours)127.6 ± 14.3123.2 ± 12.0132.2 ± 27.2133.3 ± 19.3
Avg. daily time (hours)9.1 ± 1.08.8 ± 1.59.5 ± 2.09.5 ± 1.4
Avg sleep time (hours)8.6 ± 1.08.3 ± 0.89.0 ± 1.89.0 ± 1.2
Avg time awake (hours)0.5 ± 0.20.5 ± 0.20.4 ± 0.20.5 ± 0.2