I'm currently on a 40% protein, 20% fat, 40% carbs split, which is pretty common for male lifters who trying to lose weight and increase strength at the same ti

I'm currently on a 40% protein, 20% fat, 40% carbs split, which is pretty common for male lifters who trying to lose weight and increase strength at the same time. For a powerlifter, this might be combined with around 40 to 50 heavy sets per week. The high protein numbers are intended to support muscle protein synthesis. (I could drop to 30% protein according to most studies, though.) The high carb numbers are intended to support muscle glycogen replenishment and still leave me with enough mental energy to actually write code for a living. The low fat numbers are simply because something has to give. It seems to work. It certainly works much better than my previous macronutrient breakdown, which had less protein and less carbs, and which left my lifts stalled and left me feeling like roadkill. Anyway, eating a large quantity of lean protein is boring and time consuming. It's easy to blow 2000+ calories on fast food meal, but if you eat 800 calories of lean protein a day, it requires planning and work.