 One review concluded that endurance athletes may increase daily protein intake to a maximum of 1.2–1.4 g per kg body weight.Research also indicates that individuals performing strength-training activity require more protein than sedentary individuals.Strength-training athletes may increase their daily protein intake to a maximum of 1.4–1.8 g per kg body weight to enhance muscle protein synthesis, or to make up for the loss of amino acid oxidation during exercise.