Category: Nutritional Tips

31 Rules Of Nutrition: To Get The Most Out Of Your Gym Time, Make Sure Your Diet Adheres To These Principles

By admin on Jul 27, 2010 in Nutritional Tips

Shortcuts to packing on new muscle mass and getting ripped to the bone are frequently peddled on late-night TV, but sadly, these feats cannot be accomplished with quick fixes or next-day miracles. You can, however, implement certain dietary practices that, over time, will guarantee your investment in fitness. Yes, getting in your best shape ever [...]

Power Lunch – Brown-bag Basics For The Bodybuilder On A Budget

By admin on Jul 26, 2010 in Nutritional Tips

Want to get more protein and less fat while you save calories and money? Pack your own lunch. Too much trouble? Too boring? Just think of how much better you’ll eat and how many hundreds of dollars you’ll save, all with just a little advance planning and prep time. Our favorite lunches are, of course, [...]

One Potato, Two Potato

By admin on Jul 12, 2010 in Nutritional Tips

Q: When Fullyflexed recommends that bodybuilders should eat potatoes, does it matter what kind? A: They’re all good, but discriminating bodybuilders use yams when cutting bodyfat because they are low on the glycemic index and help satisfy sweet cravings. Because what we know as yams here in the United States are often confused with sweet [...]

The Treat Sheet – If Cravings Are Driving You Crazy, Don’t Despair Here’s What Science Tells Us About Cheating On Your Diet

By admin on Jul 10, 2010 in General Nutrition, Nutritional Tips

We’ve all been there Deep in a diet when the cravings start to hit you, hard. When you began dieting, your drive to be lean and mean made it easy to say no to the pizza your buddies were noshing on and the ice cream your girlfriend was eating for dessert. Yet suddenly the thought [...]

Bodybuilding Food Alternatives – Twelve Surprising Muscle-Building Foods

By admin on Jul 06, 2010 in General Nutrition, Nutritional Tips

To build mass, it’s a great idea to stick with the basics of nutrition–take in plenty of protein and complex carbohydrates, as well as enough total calories to support growth. Check out the standard fare of hardcore bodybuilders and you’ll see what I mean. They rely on chicken, beef, fish, egg whites and protein powders [...]

You’re Fired! A Four-Step Low-Carb Supplement Plan For Incinerating Fat, While Maintaining Energy

By admin on Jul 03, 2010 in Losing Weight, Nutritional Tips, Supplements

In theory, a low-carb diet is pretty easy: just cut carbs and bodyfat will melt away. In reality, as almost every professional bodybuilder will attest, low-carb diets can be pretty hard. They require not only cutting down on carbs (and calories), but also maintaining enough energy to train while shedding bodyfat. In addition, low-carb diets [...]

Myth Master; Fact Or Fiction – Eating Low Fat Is Always Best

By admin on Jun 28, 2010 in General Nutrition, Nutritional Tips

Bodybuilding is a 24-hour-a-day job–everything you eat is an effort to maximize muscle and minimize bodyfat. We’re willing to bet that, when you go out to dinner, your night typically looks like this: you eat your bread plain, rather than dipping it in olive oil; you order your salad with fat-free dressing; and your main [...]

Your Nutrition Problems Solved; This Month: Carbonated Beverages, Ephedrine, And Eggs As A Cheap Source Of Protein

By admin on Jun 25, 2010 in Nutritional Tips

Q: Are carbonated beverages good for bodybuilders? A: Carbonated beverages are often viewed as digestive aids because the gas from the carbonation causes distension of the stomach and intestines. This distension is sensed by the gastrointestinal (GI) system and causes an increase in motility–meaning the food that’s in the stomach passes through the GI tract [...]

More Testosterone = More Muscle Mass – Seven Ways To Maintain Male Hormone Levels For Enhanced Muscle Growth

By admin on Jun 18, 2010 in Nutritional Tips

Testosterone is the male hormone that supports muscle growth. Levels of it vary from person to person, as do. metabolic rates. Just as some individuals are gifted with a faster metabolic rate, some bodybuilders naturally have higher amounts of testosterone than others. To gain mass, it’s your job to protect what you’ve got–to keep your [...]

Quick Rip Fix – These Nine Strategies Will Boost The Effects Of Your Cutting Diet

By admin on May 27, 2010 in Losing Weight, Nutritional Tips

The trick to getting lean is to rip off fat while saving muscle. Lucky for you, there are quite a few strategies bodybuilders can utilize to maintain muscle mass while stripping bodyfat. Keeping muscle mass is important not only for the sake of appearance, but also to help prevent your metabolic rate from slowing. These [...]