Diet & Nutrition

Diet & Nutrition

Diet and Nutrition are 1 of, if not, the most important part of getting the body you want. You have to eat good to look good. But if you go that extra mile and eat great... you guessed it, you can look great! No matter what your goals are, 1 thing is the same. You need protein, and you don't need fat. Thats the most important rule here. Stay away from fatty foods. Cookies, chips, candy, chocolate, cake, fast food, fried food etc. Not all fat is bad for you though. There is a healthy fat. This fat can be found in fish, and flax seed oil.

Protein, why do you need it? Protein is the building block for muscle. Without protein, dont even bother going to the gym. To gain muscle mass, you need to eat protein. Some people say eating 2 grams of protein per pound of body weight. I disagree. I say stick with 1 gram per pound. So if you weigh 150lbs, eat 150 grams of protein. And that means everyday, whether your going to workout that day or not, you still need to supply your muscles with the protein they need to recover for the next workout and to grow. Some high protein foods are:

Chicken
Lean Meats
Egg Whites
Turkey
Tuna Fish (and other seafoods)
All of those foods are low in fat, if any fat at all, and very high in protein. A can of tuna has no fat, and 30 grams of protein. Not bad huh? Don't like these foods? Don't have time to eat all that protein? Check out the Supplements section.

Also about protein.. you need it after a workout. Eat a can of tuna or something high in protein after your workouts to supply your body with the protein it needs to recover after the workout you just had. I have a protein shake after every workout. For more info on protein shakes, check out the Supplements section.

As you might have guessed, fruits and vegetables are very important to your diet. Besides the fact theres no fat, they have the vitamins and minerals you need!

Drinks.
The best thing to drink is water, and alot of it. I drink about a gallon a day. You need it. It will give you the fuel you need to kill yourself in the gym getting the body you want. Another good drink is low/non fat milk. Milk has alot of protein in it, but personally i hate the taste of milk. But if you like it, non fat milk is great for you. But don't forget about the water!

Diets.
You have to make yourself a diet. Whether its a weight gain diet, or a weight loss diet, you have to get organized. Plan what your going to eat before you eat it. I know that almost every monday night im going to be eating chicken breasts, and that after every workout im going to have a protein shake, and that i need to go to the store and buy some tuna fish because i will be eating a can every day. Make yourself a diet as low in fat as possible, and high in protein and then get yourself organized so that eating isn't a problem anymore. It becomes as easy as walking, you just do it without thinking. This way, theres no time to think about eating those potato chips, or not eating enough protein.

Carbs.
People trying to lose weight should eat a diet very low in carbs while someone whose trying to gain weight can get away with eating the extra carbs.