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Body builders are always concerned with their diet, how much of what should they eat to build mass or lose fat, first you need to understand the basic principles of your nutritional intake. The principles used will allow you to change the composition of your body while remaining strong, healthy and full of energy.
Being a body builder means your demands are unique from other sportsmen, you require maximum muscle mass and minimum fat, this is usually very difficult to achieve. You are aiming for a body fat of around 4% for men and 8% for women body builders. Body builders have a small margin to work in, they must eat enough to grow and still produce body fat without deminishing muscle mass, you need to control your calories and while doing so still get enough protein to build up and maintain your muscle tissue. Bodybuilding diet is very complex and keeps changing as science and nutrisionists are developing new ways every day. There are still a lot of basic principles that are never going to change so it is essential that you understand them before you start serious exercise routines. Basic bodybuilding diet nutrients which are needed for you to achieve the best growth and production of energy are Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals and Water. You need to understand which foods to eat and in what order to get the needed supply of each, protein is used by the body to build, fix and keep muscle tissue, it contains a number of amino acids, without them the body cant use the protein your supplying it.Protein can be found in the following food types, cheese, meat (red and white), eggs and milk, cheese being the highest provider. Carbohydrates are atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and the basic carbohydrates are glucose, fructose, galactose, sucrose, lactose and maltose, carbohydrates are the best way to get energy. After eating carbohydrates your body turns them into glucose then circulates it in the blood stream to fuel muscle contraction, and glycogen which gets stored in the muscles and liver for use during periods of activity. Fats are found in greenery and meats they are not water soluble, they are the highest provider of calories for the body, during exercise the body will use fat and carbohydrates on a 50/50 basis, the longer you workout the fat percentage of usage will increase. All Rights Reserved © Copyright CTLD Design. |