1. Introduction
muscle mass, muscle soreness, muscle damage, tissue damage
INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE
The post-exercise inflammatory response, characterized by muscle damage and elevated plasma levels of creatine kinase (CK), is a normal physiological process that is thought to play a vital role in tissue damage repair and enhancing muscle adaptation [Daily dietary protein intake is an important factor for muscle repair by enhancing muscle protein synthesis [This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial aimed to assess the effect of pea versus whey protein supplementation in comparison to placebo on exercise-induced increases in muscle damage markers in older adults 1, 2 and 3 days after endurance walking exercise. Secondary outcome measures included differences in changes in muscle soreness, muscle strength and muscle mass among groups after endurance walking exercise. We hypothesized that pea protein supplementation would be able to reduce muscle damage after endurance walking exercise in adults comparable to whey protein supplementation.