Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The Proper Diet for Building Muscles Fast

By Chris Tan

Most new bodybuilders reach a point where they start to wonder, why have they stopped growing? This stage is where most bodybuilders give up and the persisting ones end up with success. Muscle building is not only a sport where by you will make improvements by training hard. Muscles are part of our bodies. This is why the food we eat is really important. In this article, I will share with you one important topic of the muscle building diet. What to eat to gain muscles fast?

Many times, people do not understand the level of commitment required to achieve muscle growth fast. Here, I will show you a full example of a diet you should adopt on a muscle building day. Let us begin with the morning.

Upon waking, your body requires food rich in nutrients. A combination of three eggs without the yolks and a full glass of milk is a great start, followed by cereal with milk. This meal is high in protein and carbohydrates. The protein provides the building blocks for your muscles while the carbohydrates provide your body with the energy it needs to sustain a good workout. Eggs coincidently are a natural source of protein.

Your next meal should be taken in the morning before your workout. A combination of a high protein shake, yogurt and fruit juice is excellent. The protein in this drink allows your muscles to sustain the workout ahead while the carbohydrates in the drink give the body its much needed energy as well as assisting in the absorption of the protein.

The after workout meal should consist of four pieces of white bread, a protein shake and three eggs. This meal assists in kick starting your muscle recovery from the workout as well as provide a boost in growth. The recovery and growth come from the shake and the eggs while the bread is an easily digestible source of carbohydrates that keep your insulin levels high. Protein is essential, without sufficient amounts, your muscles will not grow!

During the mid afternoon, take a chicken breast or a piece of salmon. Remember to eat them steamed. Food can lose its nutritional values when you fry them! There are many recipes available online that tell you how to cook them to taste good without the harmful stuff.

Next, we are up to the second to the last meal. This meal should be taken at around 4pm in the afternoon. Take another 3 eggs with some oatmeal. Oatmeal provides calories without the fats. Remember to get some low fat oatmeal. Those that taste good due to the presence of sugar will ruin things for you.

Lastly, take your last meal between 7-9pm. After 9, you should try to keep off food. During this time of the day, you will need less energy as you'll be sleeping. While sleeping, little calories are burnt and the remainder gets stored as fats. Take a protein supplement like a slow acting protein shake for this meal. The purpose is to ensure that your body has a constant source of protein even as you are sleeping. This will aid your muscle recovery plan!

As you can see, muscle building is not only about your workout. Your diet requires the highest levels of commitment in order to give you those lean muscle masses that you've always wanted in a short time!

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