You may have seen some big bodybuilders training in the gym and thought to yourself 'I wish I looked like that', well the good news is you can get a body like theirs. We all can. The only catch is it takes a lot of effort and a lot of time to attain such physique. There are so many benefits, though, that it is well worth it in the end. Keep the following information in mind because it will help you to get the most out of what you put in.
Plan your meals around your day to day activities. The nutrients you consume should be determined by what you plan to do that day. Most successful bodybuilders recommend that you eat a high carbohydrate meal before any intense workout. As a matter of fact, you should also replenish your body after your workout so your muscles have what they need for healing. Keep in mind also that carbohydrates are used for fuel and what you don't use is stored as fat. If you are gaining too much fat, don't eat carbs after 7 pm unless you are going to be very active. 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. Therefore, most bodybuilders recommend that you do your cardio workout in the morning, before you eat. Otherwise, the body will use the carbs in your system for fuel rather than the fat you have stored.
In the 1980s, fat was the big "forbidden" food. Now that onus has fallen on carbohydrates. Eating more carbohydrates each day than your body needs for fuel can lead to fat build up on your body. Normally, your insulin secretion is sufficient to transport the glucose from the carbs into your muscle cells, but if you happen to be insulin resistant, or sensitive, this doesn't happen. If you are just starting out and need to lose a lot of body fat, one sure-fire way is to severely reduce your carb intake. The good news is that carbs can also be very advantageous to the person who is already working out frequently and seriously. When your body fat - which you can calculate with a free BMI Calculator online - reaches less than 25%, note also what your lean body mass is and then multiply that figure times .75 - 1 gram of carbs per day. Just remember that if you consistently do strength-training workouts, the carbohydrates you eat will be burned as fuel instead of being turned into fat.
If you wish to add to the size of your muscles you'll need to increase the heaviness of the weights you lift after each session. You will hit a plateau if you continue to lift the same weights each day as your muscles will become stronger and adapt to the strain. This is the reason why beginners are recommended to start off using a weight that they can only do six reps with. In other words, by time you're completing your sixth rep you are ready to die and there is nothing left in you to allow you to do a seventh. Then you should use the same weight until you can do around ten reps before having to stop. When you're able to do eleven repetitions you must add more weight so that you can only do 6 reps, then continue the same cycle. Doing things this way will ensure muscle growth and progress. Your first steps into the big world of bodybuilding should be easier when you consider the above information. Bodybuilding can be a bit scary for some people but just remember bodybuilding comes with lots of benefits so the discomfort in the beginning is certainly worth it.
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