Table 2.

Habitual macronutrient and energy intake of 30 trained, male weightlifters

	LLBM (≤65 kg lean mass)	HLBM (≥70 kg lean mass)
Energy intake (kcal·day−1)	2498 ± 676	2851 ± 619*
CHO intake (g·kg−1·day −1)	3.5 ± 1.5	3.2 ± 1.2
CHO intake (% EI)	42 ± 14	37 ± 11
Protein intake (g·kg−1·day−1)	2.0 ± 0.5	1.9 ± 0.6
Protein intake (% EI)	23 ± 9	25 ± 6
Fat intake (g·kg−1·day−1)	1.0 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.2
Fat intake (% EI)	31 ± 12	30 ± 8

Values are means ± SD. Habitual diet calculated from 3 day diet records. LLBM, lower lean body mass; HLBM, higher lean body mass; CHO, carbohydrate; EI, energy intake.

*Significantly different from LLBM (P < 0.05).