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The balance that has to be kept in the diet of an average person is not the same as the balance a bodybuilder's diet has. A bodybuilder's diet means combining proteins, simple carbs and few fats in an optimum amount. These nutrients have to be divided respecting your characteristics. Many have different purposes: some want to gain weight, some want to lose weight so it is very important to know how your body reacts to different types of food. A general rule is: 50% carbohydrates, 35% proteins and 10% fats. This is a good healthy diet for the beginning and the necessary modification you will make as the time passes. When you become more experienced you can create your own diet based on the quantities of nutrients your specific metabolism needs.
How can I found a simple way to count how much nutrients I need? There is the simple old fashioned way: the plate you use for your meal has to contain 50% carbs and 50% proteins like meat so if the space from your plate is occupied half by meat and half by rice you enjoy a good healthy meal. The meat will have those 10% of fats you need so you won't have to add any other fats. Muscular mass is the main goal bodybuilders have and body fat is their enemy. What is the point in having muscles if all that fat covers them? You will say that it doesn't matter if you have muscles but think about how much that fat slows you down, not to mention the damage it does to your body. The excess calories are transformed in fats and deposited as those
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