Sunday, October 5, 2014

Nutrition Basics



Nutrition Basics
            We always hear how nutrition is important to become fit and strong, well, it’s even more important than you might think.  Nutrition is really about half of the whole idea of fitness and strength.  You can be the hardest working weightlifter on earth, but if you have bad nutrition you aren’t going to get very good results.  Your muscles work very hard when you are weightlifting and in order to get the gains you are striving for, afterward you need the sugars, protein, and vitamins so your muscles can have a chance to replace and replenish your muscles.  When you are working out and you feel that burn in your muscles, that is your muscle literally tearing its fibers in order to break itself down, but if it doesn’t get the right nutrition soon it won’t be able to pull itself back together so it can make your muscles bigger and stronger. 
            When you finish working out it is best to receive about one to two grams of protein throughout the day to get your muscles able to replenish.  Also if you have been sweating a lot it’s good to get salts and sugars in your system because of all the glucose and sodium you burned from your work out.  Also of course eating fruits and vegetables for health and fat loss.
            It’s always hard to keep up on the good nutrition and exercising especially these days when everything is coated in butter and pig lard, but if you can keep up with it for just a few weeks you should see such great results that it will motivate you enough to continue.  Because there is almost no nutrition in food anymore I would suggest protein bars, powder, or supplements.  They are kind of pricey but consuming protein products right after your workout can help you see great results.  

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