Adjusting Your Diet for Muscle Gain and Fat Loss is Simple.  Do You Want to Learn How?

        Contrary to what dieticians and other "experts" will tell you about nutrition, it is very simple.  When you get down to basics there are proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.  All foods have a certain number of calories, vitamins and minerals.  You see, don't make things more complex then they have to be.

        Whether you want to gain muscle mass or lose body fat (or both), its all about adjusting the ratios of protein, carbohydrates and fats while setting a caloric intake goal.  Vitamins and minerals fit into the equation too and I'll address them later on.

Controlling your diet means controlling your life

        I would like to remove all the mystery and complexity when it comes to a healthy diet and sound nutrition.  Sure it can be difficult at first if you don't know anything about the subject but, that is where I come in.  I am a Biochemist by profession, mostly working with protein purification.

        Over the last 16 years of being in the weight room, reading the books and magazines, and using all the latest supplements I have learned a thing or two about what it takes to gain lean muscle.  On a 1-to-1 basis, I have been training men and women of all ages for the last 12 years and have seen excellent results with almost everyone (a few of them didn't put in the effort but that happens sometimes).

        Now the first step to learning what to eat to build muscle would be to ask one of huge muscle freaks at the gym about how to get big or maybe look into the bodybuilding magazines for the secrets into building muscle mass right?  Wrong!  This information will only help you if you are a heavy steroid user!  The amount of food they tell you to eat would make you very fat without steroids because your body cannot use all those calories (and protein) in a natural state.  They don't tell you that in the magazines; you have to find out on your own by trial and error.

        Another confusing aspect to bodybuilding that affects most people is all the concepts, fad diets, and terminology that you get bombarded with.  Topics such as:

• Low carb diet

• Nitrogen balance

• Grams, milligrams, micrograms

• Post-workout nutrition

• Creatine Monohydrate

• Protein drink / protein bars

Where can you look for answers to your diet questions?

        You do have a few options for gaining the knowledge you need to build the body you want to have.  First, you can ask other people in the gym.  If you ask one of the huge guys who looks like a pro/amateur bodybuilder you will get advice that only works if you are on the same steroid cycles and have the same genetics as him.  You could ask one of the average lifters but they are probably in the same situation you are and that won't help you either.

        Second, a nutritionist or a dietician could help.  However, they do not come cheap!  The bad ones charge $30/hr and the price goes up from there.  After a few months or a year this will end up costing you thousands of $$$.  Chances are they won't even be helping you towards your goals; they want to teach you the basics of sound nutrition, THEN they will show you how to achieve your specific goals.  You see, the more sessions it takes to teach you, the more money they make.

       Third, looking for the answers in the magazines.  This may help a little bit with the basics but if you want to follow the pro's diet listed in the magazines, you are in trouble!  Its a known fact that pro bodybuilders take just about any substance that builds muscle (including steroids) regardless of the consequences.  Being all natural, your body cannot process all the food in their diets and the food you do digest will probably go towards fat.

        Another thing you could do is teach yourself through trial and error.  This will take you a long, long time because you have to try an idea for a few months and see if you make any progress.  If you didn't then you can try another idea for a few months.  If that one didn't work either you can try again and again and again.  Do you see how long this will take you?

I have the answers but, only if you allow me to give them to you!

        To begin with, a healthy diet is all about discipline.  Now sticking to a healthy diet can be difficult; even if it is exactly what your body needs.  I say "can be difficult" instead of "must be difficult" because it all comes down to discipline.  It doesn't have to be hard unless you make it that way.

        Lets start with some basics to get the ball rolling and to show yourself that you do know a little bit about nutrition.  Later on I'll fill in the gaps for you and cover some more advanced concepts.  To begin with, we will start with the basic building blocks of your diet; protein, carbohydrates, and fats.

Why you need good nutrition

If you want to produce high-quality muscle and maintain lower body fat levels from the time and effort you invest in training, you must feed yourself properly (use my list of high protein foods).  Many experts feel the way you eat accounts for as much as 50 percent of the way you look.  If you want an impressive muscular body, you are going to have to pay close attention to what you are eating.

Sound nutrition is that important to your bodybuilding efforts.  A heavy emphasis needs to be placed on studying nutritional strategies and executing those strategies on a consistent basis.

Three important keys to understanding effective nutrition

        Let’s break down and simplify this important aspect of natural bodybuilding. You basically need to understand three things about nutrition:

1.       The purpose for each of the three macronutrients: Protein, carbohydrates, and fat
 

2.       The “right” ratio of protein, carbohydrates, and fat that your food should be divided into in order to meet your bodybuilding goals
 

3.       The number of calories you should consume to meet your specific physique-enhancement goals

Good nutrition seems much easier when it is broken down and you look it at from that perspective, doesn’t it?  But what do the three macronutrients do for our bodies?  What ratio of our food should be allocated to protein, carbohydrates, and fat?  How do I determine how many calories I should eat?  What are the best nutritional supplements for athletes?  I’ll answer those questions—and a whole lot more.

There aren't any magic numbers, solutions, or formulas that I, nor anyone else, can give you to make the process effortless; no matter what you are told.  These answers not only vary from person to person, they also can vary within the very same person during different periods of time.

With simplicity and efficiency in mind, let’s discuss the macronutrients.  In general terms, all food is broken down into three major groups of macronutrients; protein, carbohydrates, and fat.

Protein, your #1 priority

Protein, far and away, is the most important nutrient you’ll need to build muscle on your body.  Muscle is protein.  Protein is muscle. Without enough protein, you’ll have a very difficult time seeing results from your training.  Plain and simple, you’re simply not going to grow muscle without a sufficient amount of protein. 

It is important for you to maintain a balance in the positive flow of nitrogen on a consistent basis.  By this, I mean you absolutely must consume more nitrogen than you excrete.  If you happen to be excreting more nitrogen than you consume, you will lose muscle or stay about the same size.  I have discovered, like many other bodybuilders, the more protein I consume the bigger and stronger I get (up to the point where my body can process the food).

Carbohydrates, the energy you need

Carbohydrates give you the energy to train hard in the gym and carry out your everyday activities.  Glucose is a carbohydrate used by every cell in the body as fuel.

When carbohydrates stored in the body are depleted too far, the body will convert precious muscle-building protein into glucose instead of regular carbohydrates to give the body the energy it needs.  The very last thing you want is to have your hard-earned muscle mass sacrificed for energy.  Consuming enough carbohydrates will prevent this from happening.

Excess carbohydrates, however, will be converted into fat.  How can you avoid eating too many carbohydrates?  I was once offered a suggestion I found to be very helpful.  The strategy was to eat the majority of carbohydrates early in the day and immediately after working out.  These are ideal times for the body to process carbohydrates more rapidly.

Fats, they aren’t all bad

Fat in your diet serves a vital purpose for the body.  Fat acts as a structural component for all cell membranes and supplies necessary chemical substrates for hormonal production.  Fat protects vital organs and carries fat-soluble vitamins.   Your body needs fat so don’t try to avoid it completely.  Many experts feel that 10-20 percent of your total dietary calories should come from fat.

Fat isn’t the devil.  In fact, you’d get sick, malnourished, and eventually die if it wasn’t for the fat in your food.  Like with everything else, it’s only a matter of keeping things in a proper perspective, and maintain a healthy balance.

One thing that is true about fat is that it is the biggest bandit around when it comes to packing calories.  For every gram of fat you eat, you get more than twice as many calories as a gram of protein or carbs.  Fats have 9 calories per gram as opposed to 4 calories per gram for carbs and protein.

What is the best ratio of macronutrtients?

Let start off by saying there is no “right” answer.  The experts in the health and fitness community often debate the recommended ratio, of protein, carbohydrates, and fat to effectively build lean muscle and lose body fat.  The amount you need is based on your own body’s ability to metabolize nutrients and on your particular fitness goals.  Again, experimentation is needed on your part here. 

        Don’t get overwhelmed by trying to nail down an exact percentage!  In the big picture, over the course of time a 10 percent difference or swing in a couple of the macronutrients is really not a big deal; especially if it causes you to procrastinate from starting your diet!

         This is how I keep it simple in my mind.  As a bodybuilder, I must eat more protein than an average person.  My secondary focus is consuming enough carbohydrates to have enough energy to train hard, prevent the body from ever using muscle as an energy source, and fuel my regular lifestyle activities.

From that basic rationale, you can see that I don’t necessarily worry about an exact ratio of macronutrients to gain quality muscle mass and reduce body fat.  The percentages, however, normally end up being around 50 percent protein, 35 percent carbohydrates, and 15 percent fat.

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• What is the best ratio of macronutrients?

• Insulin, how does it work and why is it so important to me?

• Eating to lose bodyfat.  Everyone can use this valuable info!

• Dealing with a fast metabolism.

• The importance of post-workout nutrition.  This is your golden window of opportunity!

• Whole food vs. nutritional supplements.  Which is better?  When to utilize one over the other?

• The lowdown on antioxidants and how to use them efficiently.

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