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

Table 3 Performance repetitions and global muscle soreness across testing days (T1-T3) for both moderate (PRO_MOD) and high (PRO_HIGH) protein dietary interventions

Variable	T1	T2	T3
Squat
PRO_MOD	23.0 ± 7.5	21.8 ± 8.4	19.7 ± 6.8***
PRO_HIGH	22.3 ± 7.7	20.7 ± 8.3	20.1 ± 5.9
Bench press
PRO_MOD	17.0 ± 3.4	18.1 ± 3.8	18.3 ± 3.8
PRO_HIGH	17.5 ± 2.9	17.4 ± 3.1	17.0 ± 3.6
Bent over row
PRO_MOD	20.2 ± 5.6	20.5 ± 6.7	21.4 ± 7.1
PRO_HIGH	20.9 ± 7.4	20.6 ± 7.1	20.3 ± 7.2
Muscle soreness (onset)
PRO_MOD	69.3 ± 20.1	68.4 ± 16.9	70.2 ± 21.8
PRO_HIGH	69.2 ± 22.4	65.3 ± 17.2	62.5 ± 17.9
Muscle soreness (uncomfortable)
PRO_MOD	88.1 ± 26.6	87.9 ± 26.8	88.2 ± 27.9
PRO_HIGH	87.2 ± 26.8	82.9 ± 24.7	80.9 ± 26.0

Demonstrates performance repetitions and muscle soreness data relative to dietary interventions. Performance based on total repetitions across 3 sets. Global soreness based on average across 8 anatomical locations (N). All data are presented as M ± SD. ***significantly different from T1 for PRO_MOD only (p = 0.006)

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