The short-term effect of high versus moderate protein intake on recovery after strength training in resistance-trained individuals

Table 2 Mean dietary intake at baseline and across intervention periods

Variable	Category	Baseline	PRO_MOD	PRO_HIGH
Energy Intake (EI)	(kcal^.d⁻¹)	2490.33 ± 496.04	2262.64 ± 495.78	2377.14 ± 509.97
Energy Intake (EI)	(kcal^.kg^-1.d⁻¹)	31.82 ± 6.01	30.01 ± 4.87	31.43 ± 4.68
Protein Intake	(g^.d⁻¹)	174.00 ± 67.85*	140.36 ± 46.07	219.07 ± 69.90 ***
	(g^.kg^-1.d⁻¹)	2.13 ± 0.57*	1.79 ± 0.11	2.81 ± 0.29 ***
	(%EI)	27.47 ± 7.77*	24.57 ± 4.81	36.46 ± 6.21 ***
Carbohydrate Intake	(g^.d⁻¹)	245.75 ± 74.89	243.86 ± 55.84	237.64 ± 68.65
	(g^.kg^-1.d⁻¹)	3.16 ± 1.02	3.27 ± 0.68	3.19 ± 0.92
	(%EI)	39.15 ± 8.02	43.16 ± 2.81	39.94 ± 6.82
Fat Intake	(g^.d⁻¹)	83.25 ± 22.70**	80.64 ± 16.78	61.14 ± 12.86 ***
	(g^.kg^-1.d⁻¹)	1.06 ± 0.26**	1.09 ± 0.23	0.82 ± 0.19 ***
	(%EI)	30.58 ± 7.04**	32.27 ± 2.79	23.60 ± 4.47 ***

Outlines average dietary intake at baseline and across intervention periods. Data are presented in absolute and relative categories. All data are presented as M ± SD
PRO _MOD moderate protein condition (target 1.8 g^.kg^-1.d⁻¹), PRO _HIGH high protein condition (target 2.9 g^.kg^-1.d⁻¹)
*Significantly different to PRO_HIGH only (p ≤ 0.002)
**Significantly different to PRO_HIGH only (p ≤ 0.014)
***Significant differences between intervention diet conditions (p ≤ 0.003)

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