How important is the diet when it comes to a workout plan?
I read these magazines that have these excellent workout plans. I do the workouts, but I don’t do the crazy diet that they show with it. I don’t eat a lot of egg whites and things like that, but I do make sure I eat healthy and drink protein shakes like “Muscle Milk”. Is it important to follow the diet plan that they have in these magazines? I mean, prisoners don’t follow a series diet plan and they come out pretty ripped.
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The diets they use are just examples, but to pack on the muscle then dieting properly is essential. you should go to a body building forum rather than this one, to find out information. I would help you more but im busy and cant write much. sorry
80%
very very important
good luck
Well me being a competitive bodybuilder, me and my friends at the gym always acknowledge diet as the most important aspect to bodybuilding. If you don’t eat properly then you wont get the results you want; for example if you are wanting to get ripped than you need to cut back on the calories and increase your protein intake. If you want to add mass then you need to increase your caloric intake and eat plenty of carbs. Remember weather your a bodybuilder or not, you are what you eat, and if you don’t diet properly then you wont get the results that you are looking for in the gym.
The diet is about 80% important.
Hi Mark, thanks for your note on my site.
Glad to hear that you are getting exercise into your plan.
As far as protein drinks I use Muscle Milk. It's expensive at GNC but you can find some online deals at eBay or other internet sources. Those types of things I find to be cheaper online than in the store.
I don't know that I am sold on protein drinks. I have not noticed a huge difference with I am using my muscle milk. I specifically like Muscle Milk because of the taste and it does provide a shot of protein. When I am really on my plan I have one right after my morning work out and then right before bed. I usually blend in a banana. I try not to eat anything after dinner and use the Muscle Milk at night as a treat because it taste so good.
A can of tuna has 16G of protein. That's pretty good for the price.
Variety is overrated. It's just food to keep your body alive. Have cans of tuna and chicken available. How about those steam in a bag vegtables? A can of tuna and a bag of those vegies is a great meal. For lunch today I had two cans of tuna with some lettuce in a bag. Not exciting, but east and cheap and good for me. Have fresh fruit available. For me, having something simple, quick and cheap, but good for me, is important. Cut the bread and pasta and try to avoid pop, diet or regular.
I am excited to see you making changes and progress. Keep it up.
Terry
I had a pretty scattered beginning. I mean REALLY all over the place. I started by gettin a pullup bar and some dumbbells. I messed around with them, doing random exercises I found online on youtube and stuff. Then, like 8th grade, I got a personal trainer for a few weeks, so I wouldn’t hurt myself in the gym. I learned how to bench and do some basic exercises. I also got some workout plans and stuff. I continued doing workouts at home and with my dad at the gym until I got a car sophomore year. I went to the gym regularly, and did like ONLY upper body and plyo. Only once I came to college and started lifting with teammates did I realize I had no clue what I was doing. So I asked a guy who worked at one of the gyms to show me how to squat. I learned how to do a bunch of lifts and stuff. I’m a sophomore now. I’m so thankful that I’ve been introduced to reddit and TMUSCLE.com. I love having lifting coaches and all that jazz. After goofing off for about 4 years of highschool, doing oly lifts and other big compound movements makes me feel really good about lifting.
Gym Bag: lifting gloves, resistance bands, hand towel, chalk, Camelback water bottle-with Gatorade, Note book to track my lifting workouts/reps/weight/notes/food, change of cloths and ipod w/ arm band and lunch bag with after workout snacks and muscle milk-Light.
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