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The Importance of Protein as a Sports Nutrition Supplement - Part Two

How does exercise affect my proteinexercise intensity and the longer the
requirement?duration of exercise, the more protein
Numerous studies involving bothis broken down for fuel.Your exact
endurance and strength exercise haveprotein needs depends on the type,
shown that the current recommendedintensity and duration of your training.
protein intake of 0.75 g/kg body weightHow these needs differ for endurance
day is inadequate for people whoathletes and strength power athletes are
participate in regular exercise ordiscussed in detail below:Endurance
sport. Additional protein is needed toTraining
compensate for the increased breakdownProlonged and intense endurance
of protein during and immediately aftertraining increases your protein
exercise, and to facilitate repair andrequirements for two reasons. Firstly,
growth. Exercise triggers the activationyou will need more protein to compensate
of an enzyme that oxidises key aminofor the increased breakdown of protein
acids in the muscle, which are then usedduring training.
as a fuel source. The greater the



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