Building Diet

When it comes to building muscle there are three crucial building blocks: Technique, commitment, and last but not least DIET. Trying to build muscle with an improper diet is like trying to drive your car with carrot juice in the tank, you will never get anywhere. A building diet is paramount to your success in the gym. The simple truth is that without a proper diet you can actually do more harm than good to your body creating a scenario where you gain fat instead of muscle or simply fail to gain size or strength.

Timing, it is important to know when you need to eat. If you eat the wrong foods before a workout you could deprive yourself of important energy that your muscles need during your workout. The size and type of meal you need to eat after you workout is just as important, you need specific nutrients for your muscles to begin their recovery. Six meals spread throughout the day give you an opportunity to put the right nutrients in the right amount into your body in order to build muscle.

The correct food, many bodybuilders will tell you they eat whatever they want all day. They will say they just ate a double cheeseburger before hitting the gym, this is a poor building diet unless you want to build fat! Pay close attention to the physique of these "bodybuilders" and you will undoubtedly notice that their abs will be buried by fat. They may be able to bench 300 lbs or more, but what does that matter if they look like they have a beach ball under their t-shirt? It's true that you need a high calorie intake but the quality of your calories and the correct ratio of protein/carbohydrates/fats will be critical to your success. And yes, you can build muscle without getting fat!

By Jesse J Thompson

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