Build an Amazing Body with These Great Bodybuilding Tips

By Carlo Drake


You will not only be "fit as a fiddle" from your bodybuilding workout, you will improve your overall health and your energy reserves will increase. The solitude of your workouts also has side benefits most people don't consider. The solitude of your workouts also sided with benefits most people don't consider. To guarantee a favorable outcome from your bodybuilding workouts, read the recommendations outlined in this article.

Plan your meals around your day to day activities. One important concept is to learn which diet you should follow based on which phase of bodybuilding you are in - bulking up or cutting. For example, carbohydrates are required for high-intensity exercise, meaning that you would logically have a high-carb meal at the time of your weight-training session. Always remember to eat a high carbohydrate meal an hour or so before you plan to do an intense workout, whether it's whole body training or cardio, so you body has the energy it needs to complete the training. When you sleep, your metabolism is slower. Anything you have eaten just before bedtime will most likely not be used for energy and will be stored as fat. Cut back on the carbs when you are not going to be active, such as when you sleep. A protein shake is fine and won't be stored as fat but, other than that, don't eat for two or three hours before you go to bed. It's not necessary to give up carbs completely in the evening, but try to eat fewer by choosing low-carb vegetables with your meal instead of high-carb veggies such as potatoes or corn. And take it easy on the bread. If you have followed the above suggestion and not eaten carbs after 7 pm, your body will not have a lot of stored fuel in the form of fat. Common sense will tell you that if you don't replenish the supply of carbs - and fat - in your system in the morning before you do your cardio exercise, your body will, as a matter of course, burn the fat you already have stored. If you do eat a bunch of carbohydrates before your cardio workout, your body will simply burn the carbs for fuel instead of your stored body fat.

A new concept that you might not be aware of is the fact that it's necessary, and recommended by professional bodybuilders, that you eat every two or three hours. You might find it a challenge to eat six to eight meals a day during training, but this is what a majority of the best bodybuilders recommend. The reason that this is important is because you don't want your metabolism to slow down, which it will do if you don't eat for a significant amount of time.

You want to prevent this and make sure your metabolism is working with maximum efficiency at all times. What your body will do is lower your metabolism and consume as little fuel from the food you give it as possible, this is not what you want. It will think there is a shortage of food and try to make the fuel from your food last as long as possible by slowing down your metabolism. After your metabolism is slowed down and your body is consuming fewer calories to maintain your vital systems, it will take the calories from the food you have given it and store it as fat - to be called up later when more fuel is required. For optimum results, you should always eat a variety of foods at each meal, make sure you include your lean protein, some good fat, and complex carbohydrates from vegetables as well as whole-grains. Don't just eat, for example, protein. Have your carbs, fat, and protein at each meal.

Overtraining, especially for a novice, is the worst mistake you can never make. They want to get as big as possible as quickly as possible, so they throw everything they have at their workouts like having a bike tour routine. Most newbies are oblivious to the fact that severe injuries may happen, and they may lose their momentum by trying too hard all at once. Like the fast starters in a marathon, these people will burn out quickly, and all of their gains will be a loss because of psychological and physical injuries. Though their body needs a break, they push past it training even more. The thing is that many don't realize rest is just as important to building muscles as intense training is. 45 minute workouts, along with one day of rest a week, will allow you to avoid overtraining during this process. Aside from gaining large muscles, you will notice an increase in your popularity, a reduction of your stress, and an ability to stay healthy and well. So, don't wait too long to start your bodybuilding journey because you will gain a lot in the process.




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