TRAINING
ANDRE RZAZEWSKI
As bodybuilders, we are forever having drilled
into our heads the notion that proper nutrition
is responsible for over 60 percent of the gains
(and cuts) we’re likely to make, with training,
recovery and other associated factors comprising around 30-40 percent. We get it.
But do we really get it?
Five Non-Negotiable Nutrition
Tips to Get You Growing Again
By: David Robson
1. Get Your Ratios Right
Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition
TOP 5 NUTRITION TIPS
For most of us, training is the easy part; we hit the gym, work our
muscles into submission, go home exhausted and satisfied after
a job well done. Regular intensive training, combined with the
fast-paced lives many of us lead, often leaves little time to properly
prepare, and consume, a bodybuilding diet perfectly suited to our
individual requirements. To be blunt, many bodybuilders are simply
too busy to structure their nutrition in line with their bodybuilding
requirements; rather, they’ll throw down what is most convenient
and, as a consequence, their diet is lacking the nutritional quality
their hungry muscles deserve. So, while we do know nutrition’s
importance, and we do our best to eat enough to grow, we often
neglect to fully prioritize this essential component that facilitates
the majority of our muscle growth. Following the move to a more
regimented nutrition program, most bodybuilders will rapidly add to
their nutrient deprived physique 15-20 pounds of quality muscle.
Has this captured you attention? Good. Now here are five non-negotiable nutritional tips to get you growing again.
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Whether off season or pre-competition, acquiring the right ratios of
proteins, carbohydrates and fats is essential to supporting muscle
growth and keeping unnecessary fat deposition at bay. So, just
what are these perfect ratios and do they change in accordance
with our training goals? The answer may surprise you.
Protein
Should be kept high, at 35% of our daily nutritional composition.
More fatty sources of this nutrient such as red meat and the occasional pre-contest “off-limits” dish can be eaten at this time as well.
Carbohydrates
Can be maintained at 45%, primarily complex types, but simple
sugars can be consumed post workout and as occ \