Kathleen Zundell: Fitness Tips
Caloric Consumption Print E-mail


The type of calories you consume are extremely important when it comes to putting on muscle size. If you were just aiming at putting on body size you could eat anything and get big. But since the goal is muscle girth, not stomach width, you have to be specific in what and when you eat. The critical point is in obtaining calories from quality protein and complex carbohydrate sources and avoiding sugars, most fats, and highly processed refined foods.

In gaining weight it is necessary to "push the envelope," or go to the edge, in the area of caloric intake. This should be done with the focus on protein and complex carbohydrates. The body does store excess protein and carbohydrates as bodyfat, but only after taking what it needs for growth first. This is the best manner in which to work with your caloric intake. Fats and excess sugars quickly add onto the body as fat, whereas protein and complex carbohydrates are first used for building muscle and energy maintenance. When you "take it to the edge" with caloric intake, as required for extra body size, you are ensuring that the body will first use the food for building larger muscles.
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