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How To Make Sure Your Diet Is Optimized To Build Muscle

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By Russ Howe


Everybody has different goals in the gym, but usually they revolve around learning how to lose weight or build lean muscle mass. If you are to do either, however, you will need to discover how to build your diet plan to suit your individual goal. Diet is the most overlooked part of any workout routine, and overlooking this aspect is a very costly mistake to make.

You needn't worry, though. Learning how to do this is not very complex at all.

Fat loss is a common goal in the gym. However, ninety percent of people who list this as their primary goal have overlooked the one aspect which is going to get them there - their daily calorie intake. The basic science behind fat loss is that if you eat less, you will lose more.

However, when it comes to building lean mass we need to look at something a little bit more in depth. That is because we don't simply want to add some size, we want to ensure it is the right kind of size. In order to do this, we need to see where those calories are actually coming from. []

There is more than enough conflicting information out there to over complicate the process of dieting. That's why so many people at your local gym are completely lost. However, it's not very difficult to set yourself some proven, effective goals.

* Daily calorie target = your body weight in pounds multiplied by 15.

So for someone who wanted to be 180 lbs, they would multiply 180 x 15. This will give that individual a daily calorie target of 2700.

* Your protein intake = Total calories x 30%, divided by four.

So for the individual in question, we'd establish that 30% of 2700 is 810. Then we divide this number by 4 and it will tell us the number of grams per day of protein which would be optimal for our diet. The answer in this case is 202 grams.

* Total daily carbohydrate intake = 55% of overall calories divided by 4.

Carbohydrates are our best friend when trying to add size to our frame. Many people mistakenly believe protein is the key, but it is not. 55% of your calories should arrive from carbohydrates. In the case of our 180 lb male, this would be 1485 calories. Share this by 4 and we get a target of 371 grams.

* Your daily fat intake = Take 15% of your total calorie figure and divide the answer by nine.

To establish the fat intake for our 180 lb male, we would take 15% of our calorie target and divide the figure by 9. So, 15% of 2700 calories is 405. This figure divided by 9 is a total of 45 grams per day in healthy fat sources.

If your goal is to learn how to lose weight or build lean muscle then you need to be able to understand the importance not only in how much food you eat throughout the day, but where those calories are coming from. It's quality, rather than quantity. If you are able to follow the guidelines above then you will be set on the right track to building a leaner, stronger body in no time.




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