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This study\u2019s purpose is to document the recovery of strength and power, as well as to assess soreness after exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), in people following a vegetarian diet while consuming the lower (1.2 g\/kg\/day) and upper (2.0 g\/kg\/day) ends of protein recommendations for athletes. Methods: In this crossover design study, subjects were randomly assigned to consume 1.2 or 2.0 g\/kg\/day of protein and were supplemented up to their allotted amount with pea protein. Sixteen male (n = 9) and female (n = 7) subjects (24 \u00b1 2 yr, 170 \u00b1 7 cm, 68.2 \u00b1 10.0 kg) performed a single-leg vertical jump and maximal isometric and isokinetic knee extension prior to, and five days following, EIMD. The quadricep muscle was injured by completing 10 \u00d7 10 eccentric contractions on an isokinetic dynamometer. The opposite condition was performed after a 2-week washout period. Results: There was a difference over time (p &lt; 0.001), but not between conditions, for isometric strength (p = 0.92), vertical jump (p = 0.78), concentric strength at 60 (p = 0.92), 180 (p = 0.91), and 240 degrees per second (p = 0.90). There was a difference over time (p &lt; 0.001), but not between groups, for pressure pain threshold while sitting (p = 0.74) and standing (p = 0.94), and the 10 cm visual analog scale completed while walking (p = 0.10), sitting (p = 0.32), and standing (p = 0.15). 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