Three Essential Muscle Building Foods
Muscle building is not all about how much weight you can lift, it’s also about eating the correct muscle building foods.
An effective muscle building program includes many aspects to it and bodybuilders need to pay attention to each and every aspect.
The two main aspects of healthy muscle building are eating a healthy balanced diet that contains muscle building foods and performing a regular and consistent exercise program.
Muscle building is not an overnight process, so you have to track and observe the results of your muscle building routines and diet over time.
A balanced diet is a preliminary step in effective muscle building, but remember to eat small meals 5-6 times a day a regular intervals .
Large meals will cause bloating and will have negative effects on your digestive system and metabolism.
Here are three of the core muscle building foods:
Eggs
Eggs have one of the richest sources of protein and is therefore one of the essential muscle building foods I include in my diet.
Eggs are also one of the cheaper sources of lean proteins as they are considerably cheaper than the likes of chicken, turkey and other meats that are high in protein.
If you have a high cholesterol level or are on a low fat diet then you may want to avoid the yolk of the eggs, as the yolk contains all the fat.
It’s actually better if you consume the yolk of the eggs as the yolk is full of vitamins and minerals like calcium and iron.
If I’m having a 3 egg omelet I’ll add 3 egg whites and 2 yolks to make it lower in fat, but while still getting the benefit of the vitamins and minerals in the yolks.
White Meats
The main white meats that assist in muscle building are chicken, turkey and fish.
Fish is certainly good for overall health and so are fish oils. Fish oil has no components of cholesterol and can be bought in supplement form.
I take 1-3 grams a day of a fish oil supplements to give a great boost to my overall health.
Lean chicken and turkey breast is the one the main muscle building foods.
Both chicken and turkey breast is very high in muscle building proteins, but very low in fat.
The best thing about chicken and turkey is that it is so easy to cook and there are hundreds of healthy dishes you can make.
Lean Beef
Lean red meats such as steak are full of proteins, vitamins, iron, calcium, zinc, Creatine and omega-3 fatty acids.
Red meat contains more fat and cholesterol than white meats, but has plenty of benefits in muscle building.
To reduce your fat intake, remember to trim the fat from red meats before cooking and avoid frying.
So when it comes to planning my meals, I normally create tasty dishes based around one of the 3 main muscle building foods above.
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