subject: Nutrition For Muscle Mass! [print this page] A bodybuilder needs a diet based on particular needs and they must acquire a realistic goal first. Bare in mind the growth process is generally slow but some grow quicker than others. But people never grow as fast as they would like to.
No one can accurately predict to what extent they are going to grow over a period of time, say for example a year. You can only make a rough guess and then that all depends on how hard you train too.
Though it is possible, as there are a few facts by scientists stating how many calories and grams of protein needed for such growth. A pound of muscle contains 600 calories; a pound of fat contains 3500. Obviously a pound of fat contains almost six times as many calories as a pound of muscle. This suggests that it requires a lot less food to build muscle than it does fat.
Before you can determine how much protein you need to gain, however many pounds of muscle you wish to gain in a year, you need to write down everything you eat in a week. At the end of a week sit down with a book and total the day's total intake. Then add the seven daily totals and divide by 7, that will give you the daily average calorie intake. If you gained nothing or lost nothing in these 7 days that is the daily average maintenance calorie requirements.
Problem is most bodybuilders seem to think that huge amounts of protein is needed each day to add muscle. The problem is if you each too much the extra calories could turn into fat.
To allow for complete absorption, eat five or six small meals spaced evenly throughout the day. A well-balanced diet is extremely important to the bodybuilder as it helps maintain health. A well-balanced diet fulfills the nutritional needs of healthy adults.
