Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Types of Foods to Help Build Muscle Quick

By Caleb Lee

You have to eat healthy in order to build muscle quick and lose some extra weight.

However, what really does eating healthy mean?

I can't even imagine the number of people who hear eat healthy and immediately picture eating salads. Although, yes salads are good for you, it's not the only thing out there you can eat to help build muscle quick and loose some extra fat while doing it.

You don't have to give up many foods and stay eating green! You need multiple nutrients when you are trying to build muscle, and only eating green, like salads, won't help you in the long run. Yes, of course you will see some weight loss, but this will make you sick and weak, because you're not getting the nutrients you need to build muscle.

The 3 nutrients you need for building muscle quick and lose fat are proteins, carbohydrates, and home grown items.

To build muscle quick, you need protein. Protein is your muscles food and will help it recover fast and bigger. This will allow you to recover fast, after working out. You can get this protein from eggs, fish, chicken, and lean red meat. When it comes to eggs, eat the yolk, too, because it has good protein and vitamins. Salmon is a good fish for protein, also containing Omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin D.

Next on the list are carbohydrates. These will provide your body as its energy source when you are working out. This will mean your body will work off these before going to your body fat food energy. You might say, "I want to eat fewer carbohydrates so that my body eats fat right away, so it burns more." And those of you who do that, you couldn't be more right! However, you will also feel the burn! While you work out, your body will begin to ache, burn, and cramp faster than if you had carbohydrates. This is where you need to remember that your body also builds muscle outside of the gym. Carbohydrates only last for so long, and most will be burned up during the work out. This means the rest will be soon burned up after your work out, and then your body will look for your fat as its secondary choice. Eating carbohydrates for energy only saves you the instant pain and annoying aches while you try to get a good work out in.

Bread is the most common carbohydrate, but there are many different others. Do not go for the sugary, high processed foods for your carb intake. Oats, cereal, pasta, and yogurt are all different types of foods that are good sources of carbohydrates. If you ate something for a carbohydrate boost, you would cut down on your recovery time.

The garden grown items are like the fruits and vegetables. These have vitamins, fiber, and minerals that help your recover and also prevent from getting sick by building up the immune system.

Mainly eat foods with good sources of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, fiber, and minerals that will all help to build muscle quick. - 16004

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