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Table 2 Total Macronutrient and Energy of British Professional and Amateur Natural Bodybuilders

From: Nutritional strategies of British professional and amateur natural bodybuilders during competition preparation

 

Phase

PRO

SD

AMA

SD

Mean

SD

p time

p division

p time × division

Male

 Protein (g)

Start

276.7

82.1

247.8

45.3

254.8

56.3

0.001

0.221

0.848

Middle

257.3

71.5

232.9

49.5

238.8

55.4

End

250.7

48.7

222.6

56.7

229.4

55.5

 Carbohydrate (g)

Start

461.3

100.6

346.9

97.7

374.6

108.9

0.001

0.003

0.167

Middle

401.4

112.9

294.0

32.3

320.1

102.0

End

406.8

122.8

254.4

106.8

291.3

127.5

 Fat (g)

Start

60.8

26.4

65.5

25.7

64.3

25.5

0.001

0.480

0.420

Middle

45.7

16.3

55.7

21.6

53.3

20.7

End

43.3

11.8

45.9

19.4

45.3

17.7

 Fibre (g)

Start

52.0

18.5

39.2

14.0

42.4

16.0

0.001

0.068

0.079

Middle

41.6

17.1

35.3

12.1

36.9

13.5

End

45.1

17.5

32.4

14.1

35.6

15.8

 Energy (kcal)

Start

3533.1

528.6

2968.5

488.8

3105.4

548.4

0.001

0.004

0.170

Middle

3053.2

587.2

2607.0

441.2

2715.1

509.0

End

3018.4

567.1

2329.7

436.7

2496.6

550.7

Female

 Protein (g)

Start

209.4

38.4

209.3

40.9

209.4

38.4

0.017

0.855

0.856

Middle

207.4

43.2

200.8

50.0

203.1

46.1

End

192.8

22.9

186.8

45.7

188.9

38.1

 Carbohydrate (g)

Start

288.8

68.3

237.9

66.8

256.1

70.4

0.001

0.178

0.851

Middle

247.6

26.8

197.0

76.6

215.1

66.8

End

181.8

57.3

143.3

88.5

157.1

78.6

 Fat (g)

Start

52.1

25.1

56.5

27.2

54.9

25.6

0.020

0.775

0.318

Middle

61.4

29.7

47.2

21.5

52.2

24.6

End

37.5

18.5

37.6

19.5

37.6

18.4

 Fibre (g)

Start

23.2

9.0

20.8

7.5

21.7

7.8

0.002

0.668

0.740

Middle

27.2

4.2

27.5

6.8

27.4

5.7

End

30.6

5.9

28.6

5.6

29.4

5.5

 Energy (Kcal)

Start

2463.0

523.0

2299.6

347.2

2357.9

406.2

0.001

0.166

0.601

Middle

2373.4

366.6

2016.5

334.6

2144.0

376.5

End

1835.8

301.9

1660.8

415.5

1723.3

376.6

  1. p time, difference in means over the competition preparation diet (start, middle and end of phases), p result, division in means between PRO and AMA. Time x division interaction between diet over time and division. Differences in macronutrients and energy measured by repeated measures ANOVA. Statistical significance assumed where p < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: Phase stage of the competition preparation, PRO professional, AMA amateur, SD standard deviation