You claim that he eats 196 grams of protein per day, let’s call it 200grams just to make things easier, you also write that he eats six times per day, that’s about 33 grams of protein per meal.
You write that of his meals 60% is protein, 30% is carbohydrates and 10% is fat. Using very simple math this means that since 33grams equals 60%, his entire meal consists of 33g protein, 16.5 grams of carbohydrates and 5.5 grams of fat, that results in a 55gram meal. Using just as simple calorie calculations which you can find on Wikipedia or any nutrition book, this means that he eats 132 calories of protein, 66 calories of carbohydrates, and 50 calories of fat. In one of his six meals, this adds up to 248 calories in this meal. Times six (because you said he eats six meals) this equals 1488 calories, which (like I have stated before) is not even enough for a 160 pound average height girl who doesn’t work out!
Now if a pro athlete, or super athlete like Bolt would try to work out on such a high level as he is, his body would collapse if it didn’t get sufficient amount of calories, he would need at least 3000 calories, but on the level he works out and competes I expect he eats almost 4000 calories!
As for the “one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight” you have just missed a small detail there, it is one gram of protein per kg of bodyweight! In Bolts case that ends up being about 86 grams of protein per day, which is still a lot, but his body will be able to process it!
Even protein in excess will be stored as fat, but too much protein also causes liver and kidney damage (because of the disease Ketosis, look it up if you don’t believe me).
And as for carbohydrates, carbs that you don’t use will be stored as glycogen and later on as fat, but the ones that you use are your primary source of energy.
In bolts case, working out so hard as he does, he would need at leas 65% carbohydrates in his diet too have sufficient energy to stay on top! The only times he would eat less is either if he would be injured and not working out, or if he is going to do a carboload before a big competition such as the world championships, the he would start by starving the carbs out of his body using a high protein diet.
Please don’t take a defensive stance when you read this, these are simple facts and simple and correct calculations, they are easy to find on google, Wikipedia or any well written nutrition book. I just came across your article and noticed that it was all wrong so I just wanted to correct it before some poor young athlete starves themselves while following this in an attempt to become the next Usain Bolt.
Thank you

All the way from TRINIDAD

As for 200g protein a day causing kidney damage, the jury is still out on this one. Several studies have suggested that the problem is overweight and obese people with diets high in red meat containing saturate fat, plus a genetic prevalence to develop a kidney problem. Bolt certainly does not fall into the first group!

He is not eating almost 200g of protein per day! No body can process that much, it will cause serious kidney damage, something a world class sprinter do not have time to deal with! Also, he could never workout as hard as he does on only 30% carbs, 92% of the energy we use to move our bodies comes from carbs, he would need plenty more!

And finally, if he eats 200g protein per day and has a daily diet of 60% protein, 30% carbs, and 10% fat, that would mean that he eats about 333g of fat, carbs and protein all added together, thats 200g protein, 33g fat and 100 grams of carbs per day, which adds up to about 1500 calories per day, and that is not even enough for a 160 pound girl who doesn’t work out, and no athlete in tho world could improve on such a diet. An athlete of Bolt’s caliber would need almost 4000 calories per day, and absolutely no less than 3000calories per day! If any one wonders how I came up with these numbers I just used the approx 200g protein, and the 60%, 30% 10% distribution and used simple math. 1g of fat equals 9 calories, 1 g of protein equals 4 calories and 1g of carbohydrates equals 4 calories. Just for facts, your body has to have at least 130g of carbohydrates per day to function properly, that’s the main problem with diets like Atkins.

Enjoy the fantastic career of Usain Bolt!!