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Table 3 Characteristics of subjects after the habituation before the actual 12 -week RT interventions started and average daily dietary intakes from four-day diary during the second four-week training block

From: The effects of whey protein with or without carbohydrates on resistance training adaptations

 

CHO (n = 21)

Protein (n = 22)

Protein + CHO (n = 25)

All (n = 68)

Age (y)

36.4 ± 4.2

31.4 ± 1.4

36.2 ± 1.2

34.7 ± 1.4

Height (m)

1.79 ± 0.02

1.81 ± 0.02

1.80 ± 0.02

1.80 ± 0.01

Weight (kg)

81.4 ± 2.5

83.8 ± 2.4

85.1 ± 2.3

83.6 ± 1.4

Energy (kJ/kg/day)

146.5 ± 8.4

124.0 ± 10.3

122.5 ± 8.9

129.4 ± 5.5

Protein (g/kg)

1.7 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

Protein (%)

20.0 ± 0.6

21.2 ± 1.1

20.2 ± 1.1

20.5 ± 0.6

Fat (g/kg)

1.4 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

CHO (g/kg)

3.5 ± 0.3

3.0 ± 0.3

3.0 ± 0.3

3.2 ± 0.2

HS (n)

10

13

14

37

SP (n)

11

9

11

31

  1. Data are means ± SE. There were no significant differences between the groups. FFM = fat-free mass, CHO = carbohydrates. HS = hypertrophic-strength training and SP = strength-and power training. The nutrition results also include the supplement that was ingested for 1 or 2 days during the four day diary recording.