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Cooking protein for bodybuilding can be approached in various ways to ensure both taste and nutritional value. Here are some popular methods: 1. **Grilling:** Grilling is a healthy cooking method that imparts a smoky flavor to your protein. It works well for lean meats like chicken breasts...

Planning a holiday meal as a bodybuilder can be both exciting and challenging! You'll want to strike a balance between enjoying festive dishes and maintaining your nutritional goals. Here's a rough guide: ### Protein: - Turkey or chicken breast: Lean, high in protein, and a traditional holiday...

Keeping up with a bodybuilder's diet on the go can be challenging but definitely doable! Here are some tips to help: 1. **Meal Prep**: Prepare meals in advance that are easy to carry and consume on the go. Think grilled chicken, steamed vegetables, quinoa, brown rice, and sweet potatoes...

Minerals are essential nutrients that play various roles in supporting overall health and can be particularly important for individuals engaged in bodybuilding or strength training. Here are some key minerals that are relevant to bodybuilding: 1. **Calcium:** - **Function:** Essential for...

Diets that emphasize fat control often aim to reduce overall fat consumption to promote weight loss, heart health, or other specific health goals. Some examples include: Low-Fat Diet: This diet restricts the consumption of high-fat foods, such as fried foods, fatty cuts of meat, full-fat dairy...

5,000-Calorie Mass Diet Tips If you're an athlete trying to gain muscle mass, you'll need to consume more calories than you burn. However, simply eating more won't give you the results you want unless your meals provide a balanced proportion of carbohydrates, protein and fats. A 5,000-calorie...

The dollar isn't what it once was, and this is most evident at the grocery store. Over the past year, inflation has significantly raised the price of food around the world. Fruits and vegetables climbed by just around 8% in the US during the same time period, compared to a roughly 15% growth...

Hydration is something that gets talked about a lot, especially in those who are interested in improving their health. When most people are talking about hydration or giving advice on hydration, you may often hear things like: “make sure you’re getting enough fluids”, or “make sure you drink...

Here's what science – and not some weirdo on YouTube – has to say about it. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that fights free radicals and has other regenerative/supportive functions like aiding in creating collagen (1). Vitamin C also keeps your immune system strong and fights inflammation...

How Low-Carb Diets Work With so many diet success stories, low-carb dieting has become very popular. How does low carb REALLY work? What is important to keep in mind when going low carb? Here’s what you need to know. TAKE HOME POINTS Low carb diets (< 50 g carbs per day) are...

Do you prefer steam, boil or fry your food? 🍳 💦 . It is commonly known that the nutrient content of food changes with different cooking methods. Regardless of this fact, the majority of our vegetables are being cooked before we eat them. . One study we have looked in to studies the effects of...

With so much emphasis on avoiding sugar, the idea that "all sugar is bad" poses the risk of inadequately consuming essential nutrients. . A recent review has summarized data pertaining to the question: does intake of added or total #sugarassociate with #diet quality? . The literature indicates...

This study looked at 388 Portuguese people who lost at least 5kg and kept it off for at least a year (average was 18kg loss maintained for 28 months). This is what they found helped... . •Regular exercise (average of 5 hours a week, although exact amount was very individual) •Healthy foods...

Humans*evolved millions of years ago in a much different environment than*our own. The so-called Paleo diet takes its name from the Paleolithic period, which began when humans first started to use stone tools. The theory behind the diet is that our modern pattern of food consumption...

Dietary fiber can help you feel full, aids in digestion, is helpful for weight management and reduces constipation. Many high-protein, low-carb diets are low in fiber, however, so you'll need to be creative in adding fiber to your meals. Women ages 50 and older need at least 21 grams of fiber...

When trying to add quality lean muscle mass to your frame, on top of having a solid training protocol, it comes down to not only a caloric surplus, but it also matters what kinds of foods make up that surplus. Clearly, if you added ice cream to every meal, you’d get to your surplus quite easily...

Eat your vegetables they say. But what if veggies just make you bloated and cause digestion issues? Here are some tips. . When it comes to veggies, it's very important to break down and soften the exterior wall prior to eating them. With leafy greens and broccoli, make sure you cut, dice, or...

What to Eat on a Keto Diet. To start a keto diet, you will want to plan ahead. That means having a viable diet plan ready and waiting. What you eat depends on how fast you want to get into a ketogenic state. The more restrictive you are on your carbohydrates (less than 15g per day), the...

CATABOLIC FOODS Catabolic foods burn up more calories than they supply. Catabolic foods are the opposite of Anabolic foods. For example a medium sized apple (which is catabolic), would provide an average of 85 calories, however your metabolism would require an additional 99 more calories to...

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