Thursday, July 12, 2007

Type of Diet that Bodybuilders Follow

Just as with any type of diet, for weight loss or other reasons, easing into the right diet for bodybuilding is crucial for achieving success. To promote the greatest achievement, good bodybuilders follow three principle rules within their diets.

First, meals are smaller, and more frequent, which helps keep the body’s metabolism active. Secondly, each meal is carefully calculated to reflect a balance of 40 percent carbohydrates,
40 percent protein, and 20 percent healthy fats. And finally,
the calorie levels of meals should be “cycled” or varied so the body and metabolism
do not settle and become accustomed to any particular calorie level.

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