Sixty! Seventy-five! Ninety! Maybe you’ve read those out sized figures in sentences that go something like this: nutrition is X percent of bodybuilding success. This is hyperbole to the extent that it implies what you eat is more important than how you train or getting enough rest. You need all three qualities to grow. However, [...]
Jay Cutler talks about bulking At some point in the year (wintertime for most, or off season, between contests, for competitors), bodybuilders are focused on training to gain size; we concentrate on bringing up the weights we use and increasing the intensity during our workouts. But I’ve found that many of the guys who ask [...]
Let me guess, no matter what you do, you can’t seem to gain weight. You’ve tried different bodybuilding diet plans, and the scale doesn’t move. You keep receiving the same advice: eat more! But how do you eat more? Do you turn to junk food, and start cramming nacho cheese chips and ice cream down [...]
I have written, on numerous occasions, about reducing your carbohydrate intake and increasing your protein intake to lose fat and maintain muscle mass when dieting. I have suggested how many carbs to eat in a day, how much protein to eat in a day, and how much fat to eat in a day. I have [...]
Meal replacement powders, or MRPs, are useful supplements for bodybuilders, sports enthusiasts and people who are merely health conscious. They are especially handy for trainers who struggle to consume enough food to meet their requirements, either because of lack of appetite or simply due to time constraints. For a formula to be called an MRP, [...]
Dietary Fat Phobia: Many of us are health conscious and have taken on board the prevailing low fat is good health message. Unfortunately, low fat isn’t always that good at all. Not only are the now famous omega fatty acids really very good for us, indeed, without them we get dumber than we are already. [...]
What is bulking? It is usual to define the bulking phase of a bodybuilder’s diet by what it is not; however it is simply ‘a systematic attempt to gain muscle’. If you want to add ‘and strength’ to that sentence then that’s fine, just remember you
This diet program is designed for a 180 pound man. The plan below is for a morning workout, but meals can be switched around for someone who works out in the evening.
The word bulking conjures up images of stuffing mass amounts of food into your mouth for extended periods of time. In most cases, when a natural bodybuilder begins a bulking period, it lasts for several months in a row. Maybe you’ve attempted a bulk like this? I’m here to set the record straight: bulking for [...]
Sample of what the diet looks like in the off and early in pre season: Recommend Supplements For This Diet: 1. Whey Protein (Taken at the times shown below.)
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