Proper nutrition is CRUCIAL to gaining muscle. This edition of muscle gaining tips reflects on some key aspects of proper nutrition:
1. You've probably heard this a thousand times before: Eat every three hours! This should equal out to five or six meals per day. In each meal include a source of lean protein, a source of carbohydrates, and a source of fat.
2. Do WHATEVER you can to get at least your protein every three hours. Because your body cannot store protein, it runs approximately every three hours. What happens when your body runs out of a protein source? It starts BREAKING DOWN your hard-earned muscle for amino acids to use for metabolic processes. So by all means, get your protein!
3. Perhaps the most important and scientifically proven fact about nutrition and gaining muscle: You CANNOT gain muscle mass unless you eat MORE calories than you burn. There are a few exceptions to this (ex: new bodybuilders can make gains in a calorie defecit because their body is not used to bodybuilding), but as an intermediate or advanced bodybuilder you must eat more calories than you burn off! Makes sense, right?
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