Body Building And Nutrition

Things To Take Into Account Before Starting Your Body Building
Routine

It goes without saying that nutrition is a crucial element for
anyone starting an exercise habit. I would even go as far as to
say that one of the first things to be considered when
contemplating a body building routine is your nutrition. The
two, body building and nutrition go shoulder to shoulder.
Within the body building nutrition, you need to pay attention
to two aspects: frequency of meals and meal ratios

Frequency Of Meals

The main goal of body building nutrition is to stimulate the
assimilation of the nutrients into the growth of lean muscle,
clearance of body fat and the diminishment of water retention.
A good way to do this is to increase your meal frequency,
meaning smaller but more frequent meals. In practice you can
eat every two and a half to three hours. This higher frequency
keeps your metabolism going and ensures that your body's engine
never stalls. Not only is the frequency of the meals important
but also the characteristics and composition of the meals.

Additionally to a higher frequency, it will also be important
to plan your meals in a strategic way. As stated before, body
building and nutrition go shoulder to shoulder, but also in
regards to when the meals and nutrients should be ingested. The
intake of calories should be geared towards the times of
exercises: more intake when doing the routine and less in times
of inactivity.

Constituence and Composition Of Meals

Frequency of your meals is not the only thing that relates body
building and nutrition. The composition of your meals is another
relating factor between the two. The most important factor here
is the arithmetical proportion of carbohydrates and proteins in
your nutrition. The ideal ratio would be 40% carbohydrates, 40%
proteins, and 20% fats. As for fats preference should be given
to the fats found in lean meats or in plant oils. Proteins
consist of amino acids and these amino acids are assimilated by
the body to form muscle tissue. Carbohydrates produce the energy
needed to get going during a workout. And although fats have
been attributed with a bad name, they too are a fundamental
element. They work in two key parts in the body: the protect
essential organs by procuring a cushion around them and they
also work as an insulator and coating for nerves. Needless to
say that a smart body builder makes sure that his nutrition
contains enough fats.

Did I hear you say water?

Body building and nutrition can't go without water, it is again
one of the important and essential constituents and indeed water
is critical to your body building excellence. Water has many
uses for every person but certainly for a body builder: it can
help in cooling the body down after an intense workout. Water
also flushes out any toxins that build up in the body. Making
sure you get plenty of water controls the appetite and some
research shows that cold water helps to spruce up metabolism.

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