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Nutrition Desk

Fuel the work

A working day of eating built around 198 g of protein and 2,742 kcal, four feeding windows and a supplement shelf sorted by what the evidence actually supports.

Protein

198 g

792 kcal · 34%

Carbohydrate

312 g

1248 kcal · 44%

Fat

78 g

702 kcal · 22%

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Your numbers, not someone else's

Set your body weight, activity level and goal. The calculator returns calories, protein, carbohydrate and fat targets you can take straight to the supermarket.

Your numbers

86 kg
180 cm
38 yrs

Training load

Goal

Daily target

2,232kcal

BMR 1,800 kcal · maintenance 2,790 kcal

2232kcal / day
Protein189g
Carbs230g
Fat62g
Water3L

Split across four meals

Breakfast

47g

protein

Lunch

57g

protein

Snack

28g

protein

Dinner

57g

protein

Mifflin-St Jeor equation with a goal adjustment of -20%. Estimates are a starting point: adjust by 150 kcal after two weeks of tracking a rolling seven-day average.

Daily split

The 86 kg target

Our reference lifter: 86 kg, four sessions a week, recomposition goal. The donut shows calorie share; the bars show the grams behind it.

  • Hit total daily protein first — 1.6 to 2.2 g per kilo of body weight, spread across four feeds.
  • Put carbohydrate around training, then fill the rest of the plate with vegetables and fibre.
  • Keep fat at roughly a quarter of calories; it is a floor for hormones, not a target to chase.
  • Weigh yourself weekly, not daily. Adjust calories by 150 at a time and wait two weeks before judging.
2,742kcal / day
Protein198 g

34% of calories · 792 kcal

Carbohydrate312 g

44% of calories · 1248 kcal

Fat78 g

22% of calories · 702 kcal

Meal architecture

Four feeds, 198 g of protein

Protein is split to keep each feed above the roughly 0.4 g/kg threshold that maximises muscle protein synthesis. Nothing here takes more than twenty minutes to make.

198 g total
07:00
Breakfast

Greek yoghurt, oats and berries

400 g of 0% Greek yoghurt, 60 g oats, 150 g frozen berries and a spoon of honey. Fast, cold and it travels if the morning gets away from you.

44 g

Protein

174 kcal

From protein

12:30
Lunch

Chicken, rice and big salad

200 g grilled chicken thigh, 250 g cooked rice, a bag of leaves, tomato, cucumber, olive oil and lemon. The workhorse meal of the whole plan.

59 g

Protein

238 kcal

From protein

16:00
Snack

Whey shake and a banana

One scoop of whey in water plus a banana and a handful of almonds. Placed deliberately before the evening session, not after it.

36 g

Protein

143 kcal

From protein

20:00
Dinner

Salmon, potatoes and greens

220 g salmon fillet, 350 g roasted potatoes, broccoli and a yoghurt-dill sauce. Slow-digesting protein to cover the overnight repair window.

59 g

Protein

238 kcal

From protein

The evidence table

Supplement evidence tiers

Three tiers, sorted by the strength of the human trial data — not by what a label claims. If it lives in the bottom tier, the money is better spent on food.

SupplementTypical doseWhat the evidence says
Creatine monohydrate3–5 g dailyThe most studied sports supplement in existence. Improves strength and lean mass across dozens of meta-analyses; no loading phase required.
Protein powder20–40 g per serveNot magic, just convenient. It reliably closes the gap between the protein you eat and the 1.6–2.2 g/kg you should be hitting.
Caffeine3–6 mg/kg, 45 min preSmall but consistent gains in output and perceived effort. Skip it after 2pm if sleep is a priority — it is a performance drug with a cost.
Vitamin D31,000–2,000 IU dailyWorth taking if blood work shows you are low, which most indoor-training men in northern latitudes are through winter.

Pair the plate with the programme

These targets are built for the intermediate four-day rotation. Run them together and the numbers in the gym move.