Consider your body to be like a motor vehicle. It needs constant fuel to run efficiently, and you must use the correct fuel and oil for the engine to work optimally; putting petrol in a diesel car would be disastrous! Your body works in the same way.
The general nutrition rules for maximizing muscle mass and strength gains are fairly similar. Building muscle mass and muscle strength go side by side to some degree. For this reason, whether you are trying to maximize muscle hypertrophy or muscle strength, nutrient requirements are very similar.
Building muscle is the perfect combination of training and nutrition, they come hand in hand in order to see results or reach goals. We worked with Future Fit Training to bring you everything you need to know regarding nutrition for building muscle. The key to nutrition in building muscle is eating nutritious and high-protein meals as well as incorporating carbohydrates and fats as sources of energy. Guest author Future Fit Training explore foods to help you build muscle.
Vegan muscle? Is that a thing? Absolutely! This post explains the key factors to building muscle as a vegan and how to overcome barriers, plus did you know these elite athletes are vegan?
Whether you’re feeling happy, sad, stressed or anxious, many of us may turn to food when we’re experiencing a certain emotion. In this post, adapted from Diet Lies and Weight Loss Truths, author Melody Schoenfeld talks us through how to break the habit.
Every athlete knows that physical training alone won’t get them to where they want to be. An athlete’s performance is determined by a number of factors, with nutrition being key. But with so much conflicting information out there about what athletes should or shouldn’t do when it comes to nutrition, we felt it was time to provide the facts. In this post we address 6 sports nutrition questions adapted from Advanced Sports Nutrition, so you can maximise your potential as an athlete.
We all know that vitamins and minerals play a vital role in our development and general health. In this article, we give you important facts on vitamins & minerals and where you can find them.
In this article, you’ll find the best fitness facts from the best fitness professionals.
