posted Sat, 01/21/2012 - 04:03
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Need nutritional help!!
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im trying to right the perfect diet for my situation but am struggling.. i have been eating clean for the past 2 weeks my normal daily diet goes as follows
6am - 2 scrambled eggs +4 egg whites on 1 peice of multigran toast with a half a protein shake
9am - protein shake + apple
12 midday - lean chicken with broccoli and cauliflower
3pm - banana + tin of tuna
train
after training protein shake
dinner - lean meat with broccoli cauliflower
ok i want to grow muscle but stay as lean as possible whilst doing so
im also on a test cycle
my questions - am i having enough carbs a day to build muscle? is this diet suffient enough of each nutrient? any advice or other foods to add or take away from the diet would be appreciated thanks
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OE2000Yeah bro, that looks like about 1800 calories! Gurl is ALWAYS right.....up them cals, more protein and good carbs, ..... I can't help thinking about puking when I see that
3pm-banana+tuna <----- gross!
Anonyou need to worry more about protein and carb intake rather than just carbs to build muscle.. you aren't eating enough you need to have around 4 to 5 k calories. You need to have a source of good clean carbs and a variety of foods.. if you go to the nutrition section sgtstedanko has a post for beginners that talks extensively about foods..
that diet very clean, good to los w8, not any good to build muscle.you need 1 or 2 more meal, not shake,, and you need to add some good carb to your meals, no cab, no muscle gain, you have to addjust your protein/carb/fat intake by your body w8.
adding some suppliment like creatine/glutamine/arginine/bcaa is good too.
AnonCasein shake at bedtime and some more longer carbs early in the day. You got the idea just don't too much at once.
Carbs play just as an important role as protein when it comes to building muscle. You need complex carbs! Complex carbohydrates are found in whole foods like brown rice, potatoes, whole grain cereal and oatmeal. Complex carbohydrates should make up the bulk of your daily calorie intake because they form muscle glycogen, the long lasting fuel that your body needs to train hard. Complex carbohydrates are slow burning which means you get longer lasting energy. They also help keep your blood sugar levels constant, this reduces fat storage and fatigue and promotes the release of insulin. Insulin is the body’s natural anabolic hormone and is essential for muscle development. FYI i didn't come up with this on my own. You can find this info on any nutritional site. If you do start putting on to much weight start cutting your carbs back after 7 p.m. If you have a high metabolism it shouldnt be a problem