A balanced diet for bodybuilders - By: Andre Issey

Do you still think of a diet as an intense process of starvation in order to lose weight? Far from it! Diet has never meant to be like that. Yes, you’ve understood correctly. In fact, this is not the true meaning of the word ‘diet’. The latter is simply the combination of food that you make on a daily basis. On the basis of what food you put in the diet plan, this will be healthy or not accordingly.

When it comes to bodybuilding, you have to select those nutritional elements that help your muscles repair and grow after the workouts. Moreover, the objective is to either burn fat or gain muscles – alternatively, doing both at the same time. But, please note: if you build muscle and lose fat at the same time you will not gain muscle as fast as you would if you just concentrated in muscle mass.

Now, what could a great bodybuilding diet be?

Here’s the drill! A great bodybuilding diet is a diet that balances 40 percent of carbohydrates, 40 percent of proteins and 20 percent of good fats. Such a diet will combine fat burning with muscle gaining. Adjust the amount of calories according to which of the two objectives you would like to emphasise more.

Let’s see each of the nutritional elements separately. Carbohydrates are the principal source of energy for your body. Especially in the case of a bodybuilder, carbs should come from complex and slow-releasing foods such as pasta, brown rice and potatoes. It is a good thing to combine them with fibres such as broccoli, spinach or cauliflowers.

Proteins are the building components for all tissues in the body, hence muscles. They should come from lean meat such as chicken, turkey, and fish such as tuna or salmon.

Finally, fats are those components that the body uses to manufacture hormones and lubricate the joints. Your brain also necessitates of good fats. Of course, these fats should come from monounsaturated and polyunsaturated foods. If you choose extra-virgin olive oil to dress your salad, it will be perfect.

We all know that life is a bit hectic sometimes. Hence, it is hard sometimes to five balanced meals throughout the day. In this case, whey protein supplements can help, as they are easy to mix in a shaker and they taste good.

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