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

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Table 1 Self-reported Characteristics of British Professional and Amateur Natural Bodybuilders Preparing for Competition

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

Table 3 Macronutrient and Energy Intake Scaled for Body Size of British Professional and Amateur Natural Bodybuilders

Fig. 1 a–d Percentage Food Group Intake of British Natural Bodybuilders during Competition Preparation. a Professional Male Bodybuilders, b Amateur Male Bodybuilders, c Professional Female Bodybuilders, d Amateur Female Bodybuilders. Dairy products includes whey and casein supplements, Processed meats include, sausages, bacon, pies meat pastries etc., Fruit includes fruit products, Eggs includes egg products including egg protein isolate, Marine, includes fish, seafood, amphibians reptiles and invertebrates. Sugar includes confectionary, water- based sweet desserts and CHO powders e.g. glucose, dextrose, highly branched cluster dextrin. Other includes: all foods that fail to fit into the aforementioned categories. Abbreviations: Veg. vegetable, Proc. processed, CHO carbohydrate, Confect. Confectionary

Table 4 Self-reported Supplement Usage of British Natural Bodybuilders during Competition Preparation

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