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Participants provided stool samples for gut microbial composition analysis, completed the Digestion-associated Quality of Life Questionnaire (DQLQ), and completed a 24-h dietary intake assessment at the beginning and end of each 14-day supplementation period. Outcomes were analyzed using repeated-measures and multivariate statistical approaches for dietary intake, gut microbiota, metabolomics, and questionnaire data.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n AG1\n \u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n did not produce large, global shifts in microbial alpha or beta diversity, supplementation was associated with selective enrichment of key bacterial taxa commonly linked to gut health, including\n Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Bifidobacterium animalis<\/jats:italic>\n . AG1\n \u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n supplementation significantly improved nutritional adequacy by increasing the total number of micronutrient Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) met compared to placebo (2.8;\n p<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.0011), with no significant differences in digestive quality of life between groups (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.777). Vitamins A, C, and E were the most common nutrient gaps filled by AG1 supplementation.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n \n Two weeks of AG1\n \u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n supplementation improved micronutrient adequacy in healthy resistance-trained adults by reducing nutrient gaps. Supplementation also selectively enriched key beneficial gut microbial taxa and putative microbial functional without inducing major disruptions to overall community structure. 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