Table 2.

Energy and macro-nutrient intake for athletes adding strength training to their normal endurance training (E + S) and previously untrained individuals performing strength training only (S)

Nutrient	E + S	S
Energy intake (kJ day−1)	8901 ± 2119	7752 ± 811
Energy intake (kJ kg−1 day−1)	141 ± 24	123 ± 32
Carbohydrate (g day−1)	218 ± 93	232 ± 35
Carbohydrate (g kg−1 day−1)	3.5 ± 1.5	3.6 ± 0.9
Protein (g day−1)	104 ± 26*	67 ± 26
Protein (g kg−1 day−1)	1.7 ± 0.4*	1.2 ± 0.3
Fat (g day−1)	80 ± 26	75 ± 11
Fat (g kg−1 day−1)	1.3 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.3

Values are mean ± SD

*Larger than S (p < 0.05)