| By Chris | | | | insulin you naturally get, the more you grow. |
| | | | Bodybuilders who are looking to keep their |
| If you are looking to build muscles, what you | | | | fat level low are usually paranoid about fat |
| do outside of gym is just as important as | | | | intake, but it's a mistake to avoid all fats. |
| what you do inside of it. And the surest way | | | | You just have to know which fats are best for |
| to sabotage your plan to build muscles mass | | | | your growth. Look for foods that contain |
| is to pay too little attention to your diet. | | | | essential fatty acids, omega-3, and |
| Your body needs fuel to exercise and fuel to | | | | conjugated linoleic acid. Before you start a |
| grow, and educating your self on the right | | | | workout, eat a carb-loaded meal, especially |
| foods to eat and how to eat them. Make sure | | | | one that has a lot of slow burning carbs like |
| your diet is packed with carbs. Every time | | | | spaghetti. This will help keep your energy |
| you lift a weight, your body dips into its | | | | high all throughout the workout. But don't |
| glycogen supply in order to get the energy to | | | | forget to mix in some protein too to help you |
| make that happen. And your glycogen comes | | | | along with your gains. Your post workout meal |
| from consumed carbs. If not enough glycogen | | | | should be high in protein. You've just worked |
| is present, it has to rely on your internal | | | | hard on your muscles, and now they need to |
| protein for energy, and that might actually | | | | raw material to make them stronger. You |
| hinder your muscle development. Of course you | | | | should also add in some faster burning carbs. |
| shouldn't neglect your protein. If you expect | | | | I know you're sick of hearing it, but here it |
| your muscles to grow at all, you need to be | | | | is again because it's important and neglected |
| steadily ingesting protein to help them. As a | | | | for too often: you need to drink more water. |
| good rule of thumb, you should consume about | | | | People are mostly water, and if they get |
| a gram of protein per pound of body weight. | | | | dehydrated, their muscles shrink. |
| So if you are clocking in at about 180 | | | | Bodybuilders shouldn't have to hear any more |
| pounds, you should be consuming at least 180 | | | | than that to motivate them to always keep a |
| grams of protein per day. But a little bit | | | | full water bottle at hand. And as always, |
| more wouldn't hurt if you get an extra | | | | don't forget your sleep. When you building up |
| craving for fish or lean beef. Rather than | | | | a great body, it might be tempting to show it |
| the typical breakfast, lunch, dinner system | | | | off by going on a few nights on the town, but |
| that the world revolves around, eat several | | | | that will slow down all the training momentum |
| little meals throughout the day. When you eat | | | | you've built. |
| and your blood sugar goes up, your body | | | | |
| releases insulin to keep everything | | | | Chris McCombs is an Orange County weight loss |
| chemically balanced in your body. Insulin is | | | | trainer and owns the company Positively Fit |
| important to muscles gains because it keeps | | | | Personal Training. His website offer fitness |
| your body in an anabolic state. The more | | | | tips and exercise "how to" videos. |