Loading ...How to Eat to Increase Muscle Size And Improve Performance
ByEvery successful bodybuilder understands that nutrition is a key component of any training program. Following correct nutritional practices will provide you with a stable amount of energy needed for daily activities and for each training session. Having an excellent nutrition base and enough rest are vital for ongoing bodybuilding success. Not following a sound nutritional plan will just limit your potential muscle gains and may put to waste all your effort and time invested on training.
Bodybuilders don’t always get the best nutritional advice, according to Catherine Ratzin Jackson, author of “Nutrition for the Recreational Athlete”. She explains that bodybuilders source these advices from tips provided by magazines and nutrition stores’ experts. These sources may mean well in giving out advices, but most of the time, these sources do not bother to be as precise in giving out information. Take these advices with a grain of salt. Get your facts about nutrition right. Here is some nutrition basics accepted and followed by professional bodybuilders.
1. Avoid sudden weight loss. Do not be impatient about losing weight as sudden weight loss destroys lean body tissues in the process thereby constraining muscular development. Starving yourself with a low-calorie diet to lose weight quickly deprives your body of essential nutrients and electrolytes needed for proper bodily functions. Moreover, you will not achieve your desired body weight by having a low-fat and high-protein diet.
2. Use calculations to determine your protein requirements. Protein is essential for building strength, but you won’t be able to achieve any results with your bodybuilding routine if you’re eating too much or too little protein; the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of protein is 0.8g/ kg per day for sedentary individuals, and 1.0-1.5 g/kg for athletes. You will need to start reading the nutrition labels of different foods to make sure you are getting enough protein in the diet.
3. Get used to eating organic. The best foods we can eat are still unprocessed, natural foods. Eating foods from plant and animal sources that are loaded with nutrients is the often-neglected key to bodybuilding success. Our bodies cannot efficiently digest meal replacements and supplements. Better stick to real food so that your body will get all the nutrients it needs to develop.
4. Use supplements sparingly. Supplements are now in the mainstream of sports. Taking supplements can help in most cases but be careful as some supplements have negative side effects. In addition, supplements are really not that essential. What’s essential are a proper nutrition and efficient training programs.
5. Watch what you eat before and after a workout. Muscle builds up significantly before and after you exercise. What you eat at this time will surely influence this process either positively or negatively. Always monitor what you eat at this time by keeping a written record.
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