Variable-Intensity Simulated Team-Sport Exercise Increases Daily Protein Requirements in Active Males.

ABSTRACT: Protein requirements are generally increased in strength and endurance trained athletes relative to their sedentary peers. However, less is known about the daily requirement for this important macronutrient in individuals performing variable intensity, stop-and-go type exercise that is typical for team sport athletes. The objective of the present study was to determine protein requirements in active, trained adult males performing a simulated soccer match using the minimally invasive indicator amino acid oxidation (IAAO) method. After 2 days of controlled diet (1.2 g⋅kg^-1⋅day^-1 protein), seven trained males (23 ± 1 years; 177.5 ± 6.7 cm; 82.3 ± 6.1 kg; 13.5% ± 4.7% body fat; 52.3 ± 5.9 ml O₂⋅kg^-1⋅min^-1; mean ± SD) performed an acute bo

SUBMITTER: Packer JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742662 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature