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Parts Of Good Muscle-Building Diet
Author : Jonah Swartzenhoffer
Submitted : 2010-09-15 11:34:41 Word Count : 602 Popularity: 19
Tags: no nonsense muscle buidling, strength training, lose weight, fitness
There are ample diets available that boast a healthy way of building muscle. But if you look into the foods and habits suggested, many are not healthy and only appear healthy to those that do not know about health education. Here are a few ideas on a healthy diet to help build muscles.
Protein is essential for helping to build muscle, no matter what diet you are on. However too much protein and not enough exercise can have the opposite effect on the body. For someone who regularly eats a 2,000 calorie diet and exercises for a half hour daily, taking in half of those calories from protein is recommended.
If you do not work out at least a half an hour daily while eating this amount of protein, it can hinder your muscle building. When muscles break down and rebuild from exercise, the proteins are used to help rebuild that muscle and fuel it for healthy development. This leads to the next element of a healthy diet for muscles, which includes water.
Water is essential for muscle growth, and should be taken in specific amounts daily. The average adult is supposed to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day in order to stay hydrated. If you work out regularly, you will notice sweating which rids the body of salts and water. So when working out for at least a half an hour a day, add an additional 16 ounces of water to your diet. The more water you drink, your muscles can rebuild in a healthy way.
Many diets restrict carbohydrates, and this should be avoided. The body requires carbs and sugars to create energy to function. Your carbs are burned and energy made so that the muscles can work to break down and rebuild.
The last 1,000 calories in the diet need to be taken from carbs and sugars that are natural and not added such as vegetables and fruit or fruit juices. This will help you to eat from all food groups, but also gives the body energy needed for workouts and to help muscles grow without becoming fatigued easily.
Many diets suggest getting rid of carbohydrates. If you want to build up muscles, carbs are an important part of a diet. A healthy adult takes in about 2,000 calories daily and half of this should come from carbs. If more than 2,000 daily are taken in, the carb intake has to be raised in congruence. This way the energy needed to work out is available for the muscles to use for repair.
Carbohydrates should come from natural means such as potatoes and fresh fruit or vegetables, and not from a source that has added sugars. This type of food will not only hinder your performance and leave you with an energy drop off, but will also add fats to your diet that you do not need. Healthy carbs can be found in a slice of bread, noodles of most any kind and green vegetables.
Proteins should make up the other 1,000 calories of your diet. Common sources of protein that are the healthiest includes fish such as tuna in water or salmon, turkey or chicken that has been grilled or baked. Avoid fried foods of any kind, as they can add fats to the system that are not required and could cause your muscles to be fatigued.
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