Inclusion Criteria:  Participants were included in the study after reporting not engaging in whole body RE or plyometrics in the past 3 months and had a BMI between 18.5-27.5 kg/m2. Females were included if they had a regular menstrual cycle with the last 3 months and  Exclusion Criteria:  Participants were excluded if they: i) consumed tobacco and/or illicit anabolic drug use (e.g. testosterone, growth hormones); ii) were a vegan or had a nut allergy and; iii) participated in a study within the past year involving stable isotopes. Females were excluded if they used oral contraceptives and/or discontinued their use within the last 3 months.