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Eating to build muscle
First of all try to Include as much variety in your bodybuilding diet
as you possibly can. It's recommended you consume five to six medium size
meals during the day rather than two or three big ones. Try to Include
a large amount of high quality protein in your bodybuilding diet and cut
out as much animal fat as possible. Also, the lighter you cook your foods,
the more nutrients will be retained. It's also key to consume lots of
natural carbs found in grains, breads, fruits and veggies. Multivitamin-multimineral
supplements are also very important as they contain digestive enzymes
(this will aid in protein synthesis). Avoid junk food and empty calories
(sugar). Try to stay away from soda and beer as they are packed with empty
calories. Whatever you do don't miss meals! Missing meals puts your body
in a fat-storing mode. Eating to lose weight The first nutritional demand of your body is energy.
Without adequate energy, your body will convert muscle protein into
energy to feed your brain, nervous system and red blood cells. These
particular tissues do not possess the metabolic machinery to burn fat.
They only burn carbohydrate. When your intake of carbohydrate falls
below these tissues demand, the body begins to convert tissue protein
into carbohydrate to meet their need. The net result is a loss of muscle
tissue. The scale may say you have lost "weight", but you have lost
the very tissue that burns fat. Muscle tissue burns 70% of the fat in
your body; so losing muscle sacrifices your ability to burn body fat.
In fact, the "weight" you lose on a diet can represent up to 10 to 20%
of those pounds in muscle loss.
Nutritional tips and diets to help you look, feel, and perform at your very best.
NOTE: Consult your physician before you begin any nutrition, exercise, or dietary supplement program.
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