[Energy demand of track-and-field weight throwers].

In sportsmen-throwers the matinal exchange of rest in conditions of sport gatherings is found to be fairly high. The energy spent in a single training comprised 723--910 kcal in women and 829--975 kcal in men. In these conditions the diurnal energy spent by throwers, was 4000--4500 kcal in women and 4500--5000 kcal in men. The energy spent for the rest exchange and physical trainings comprised 70--80 per cent of the entire energy spent by the throwers in 24 hours. The caloric value of the diurnal ration was in the range of 4000--5000 kcal.