Your post workout nutrition the meal you eat after a workout is probably the most important meal of the day for anyone who is looking to build muscle. Once you know the nutrients your body needs and what sources are best to obtain these nutrients, the post workout meal will probably become the simplest meal…
Macro-nutrients Nutrients are broken up into two main groups which are macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are the ones that you need in large quantities: fats, carbohydrates and protein. You get your daily energy needs from macronutrients. Though a calorie you eat from a piece of fruit and piece of pizza will give you the same…
Anabolic complexes are a collective group of supplements and sports nutrition that have a putative and often unproven ability to increase muscle mass. Anabolic complexes vary greatly in composition; they can contain plant extracts, amino acids , vitamins and minerals , fatty acids, creatine, and much more. Quite often, sports nutrition manufacturers exploit the term “anabolic complex” for commercial purposes, assigning supplements to this group that have nothing…
When trying to build muscle you must keep your body in an anabolic state. To put your body into an anabolic state before bedtime be sure not to be a pig before bedtime. You should never eat a large meal within two hours of going to sleep. Moreover, bed time nutrition is extremely important for…
If you want to gain and build muscle mass you must eat enough dietary fat. When trying to build muscle fast stay away from low fat diets!! Dietary fats play an essential role in hormone production in our bodies which in turn is responsible for muscle growth and strength increases. In the past, I found…
The benefits of caffeine in helping you build muscle mass just keeps piling up. Caffeine is definitely one of the cheapest substances around, which in turn makes it the cheapest muscle building supplement around. Day after day more and more research has proven that not only can taking caffeine before a weight training workout session…
Protein is categorized as a “macronutrient” just like fats and carbohydrates. But unlike fats and carbohydrates, the body does not store protein, so there is no storage to go to when protein is needed. What is not needed the body will excrete as waste. So, with that said you should eat protein at regular…
Although it’s long been the hype among bodybuilders that you need to follow a high-protein diet to build muscle, you have to focus more on carbs and good fats to get big. Shoot for a minimum of two to four grams of carbs per pound of body weight daily.Your best carb choices will always be…