Bodybuilding foods to build muscle mass naturally

Bodybuilding foods for building natural lean muscle mass.
By Kostas Marangopoulos
www.NaturalMuscleBuilding.com

Want to know which are the best foods for massive muscle building
and ultimate performance in the gym? Live by this article and never forget these fundamental muscle foods for natural muscle building and energy.

Properly planned bodybuilding nutrition plans will have you
building muscle in no-time. The simple facts are that you
need protein to building muscle, carbs to produce energy and
fats for healthy bodily functions.

A diet for bodybuilders does not have to be overly complicated.
Just combine a protein source with a carb source, throw in some
salad or vegetable and you are set. Depending on your body weight,
you should be consuming, at the very minimum, 1 gram of protein
per pound of body weight. Carb consumption can be anywhere from
1 to 4 grams per pound of bodyweight, again depending on the
athlete's goals and weight. Always remember that muscle building
and maintenance is your mail goal.

Most bodybuilders tend to overeat or to eat the wrong type of
foods. They end up gaining a lot of weight which most of the
times is in the form of useless body fat. To start building quality
muscle mass, you MUST eat quality foods. Always follow the
old saying of "you are what you eat" and you will never go wrong.

Here is a list of the most nutritious foods a bodybuilder can (and should) structure his diet with.

	Proteins
Dairy Sources	Animal Sources	Fish Sources
Milk Skim Milk Whole Eggs Eggwhites Fat Free Cheese Cottage Cheese	Chicken breast Turkey breast Lean cuts of beef Lamb Lean ham Venison Buffalo Ostritch	Tuna Scallops Halibut Orange Roughy Red Snapper Shark Salmon

	Carbohydrates
Starchy	Fruit	Vegetables
Oatmeal White Rice Brown Rice White Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Red Potatoes Whole Wheat Bread Whole Wheat Pasta Cream Of Rice Cream Of Wheat Lentils Yams	Apples Bananas Cantaloupe Pears Plums Grapes Nectarines Oranges Grapefruit Raspberries Watermelon	Asparagus Artichokes Bell peppers: Broccoli Cauliflower Carrots Celery Green Peas Lettuce Spinach Tomatoes Mushrooms Cucumber Lettuce

	Fats
	Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) Canola Oil Flaxseed Oil Peanuts Cashews Natural Peanut Butter Udo's Essential Oil Blend

Always remember that variety is the most important aspect of your diet. There are so many types of foods from each category that you could literally eat a different kind in each one of your meals

...Provided of course you have the time & skill to cook!

:o)

Enjoy!

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