Bodybuilding Diet

A bodybuilding diet tends to differ from an average person's. Let's face it, bodybuilders are a rare breed of human who are looking to add as much muscle mass as possible to their physiques with an impressive amount of physical exertion. They need a diet that provides for their varied and copious needs of nutrition. Bodybuilers don't just want any kind of mass, though. They prefer lean muscle mass, so they can't be consuming a high-fat or high calorie diet, either. Bodybuilder's need protein in order to build their muscles. Without protein, a bodybuilder just can't get the lean muscle mass needed. Every day bodybuilders sweat it out, taking taking bodybuilding supplements, and paying careful attention to the food they take into their bodies. They do it so they can have enormous muscles, and crystal clear definition. Some of the key recommendations most often made for a bodybuilder's diet

Eat 5 or 6 small meals a day, rather than one or two bigger meals. It's thought that eating more often keeps your metabolism raised, and keeps your muscles getting the proper nutrition needed for growth
Pay careful attention to your protein requirements. Protein requirements for bodybuilders will vary according to age, weight, and activity level. Many male bodybuilders consumer 1 gram of protein for their desired bodyweight. Since it's tough to get this much protein, you'll need to pay particular attention to your diet
Bodybuilders generally eschew high fat diets. The higher fat levels will cause the muscle to not appear as rapidly, so bodybuilders don't want that
Bodybuilders will want to pay special attention to the role of carbohydrates in their diet. If they intake too many carbs from sugar, they'll be fatter than they want to be. In general, bodybuilders will tend to cut their carbs down to a level that allows them to still have enough energy to work out, but leaves them without the yo-yo effect of insulin spikes from consuming too much sugar

Lower in fat, higher in protein, and lower in carbs tends to be the way for people who are using bodybuilding nutrition principles to gain mass. Of course these principles aren't written in stone, because people's needs are so different, but roughly this is what a number of bodybuilders do. As they get closer to competitions, some folks will go very extreme on their diets because they need their muscles to really "show" if they plan on winning an award. Exercise has its' limits, so the role of diet is very important as a competition approaches. Many bodybuilders use a 3 day on and one day off approach to carbs. They keep their carbohydrate caloric intake low for three days in a row, then they have whatever carbs they want on the third day. According to rhetorical evidence, this approach tends to "keep the body guessing" and results in better than usual results. Plus it gives people a chance to enjoy their favorites carbs on at least several occassions a month, making life bearable.
Published: Thursday 09th of October 2008 11:06:37 AM

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