TABLE 2.

Mean ± SD daily values of energy expenditure (kcal/d) in the exercise (EXC) and recovery (REC) groups.

	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Day 9
EXC	3,369 ± 670 n = 40	5,469 ± 1,593 n = 40	4,389 ± 2,008 n = 28	4,407 ± 1,850 n = 31	5,717 ± 1,162 n = 26	5,521 ± 1,204 n = 27	5,113 ± 1,592 n = 28	3,570 ± 1,202 n = 25
REC	3,690 ± 646 n = 25	5,546 ± 1,318 n = 25	4,340 ± 1,936 n = 23	4,978 ± 1,540 n = 22	4,998 ± 1,406 n = 22	3,517 ± 887 n = 22 ‡‡‡	5,621 ± 1,192 n = 23	4,162 ± 1,005 n = 21

^‡‡‡p < 0.001, between groups.