Eat a balanced diet Diet is probably the most important part of the equation. Without a good diet you can’t build muscle or lose fat, no matter how good your workout routine is. Here are a few guidelines you need to follow when you are composing a diet. - Eat protein – about 40-45% of your daily calories should come from protein if you want to build muscle. Your protein should come form sources such as chicken, beef, fish, eggs and low fat dairy product. Here is a list of high protein snacks you can eat work or school. - Eat complex carbs and fiber – about 30 % of your calories should come from carbohydrates. Try to eat mostly complex carbs like brown bread, brown rice, pasta and lots of vegetables. Cut simple sugars or eat them immediately after your intense workout. - Eat healthy fats – they should be about 25-30 percent of your diet. Use sources like fish, seeds, nuts, and supplements such as fish oil and flax seed oil. - Drink more water - Cut the processed foods you eat. Rest plays also a big role in bodybuilding. Your body recovers and builds muscle while you rest, not in the gym. While you sleep two of the most anabolic and muscle building hormones are released – growth hormone and testosterone. This is why you need to give yourself about 8-9 hours of quality sleep every night. Do some Cardio Do some cardio exercise. It will help you build endurance, lose fat and stay healthier. You can start by adding 2-3 thirty-minute sessions a week and fine tune from there. Be patient Like I mentioned before you have to be patient – every good athlete went down this road once. There will always be bigger and better bodybuilders than you, but that doesn’t mean you have to compare yourself to them. Just be constant and work on improving yourself bit by bit – eventually you will get there.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:39:44 +0000
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