Loose Weight Build Muscle - Nutrition and Supplements
Often the topic of Weight Loose Supplements comes up when discussing how to loose weight and gain muscle. There are so many nutritional supplements on the market these days that it’s wise to exercise a bit of healthy skepticism.
Many of the pills around these days are simply packed with stimulants and caffeine. Try not to take these because they can damage your metabolism more than it’s worth in the long run. They do speed up your metabolism, but they’ll also give you the jitters and often make you a bit edgy. There are much better ways to speed up your metabolism and it’s not even all that hard.
Now, the most important thing to remember in your goal to loose weight and build muscle is to do what many bodybuilders and professional fitness trainers refer to as “eating clean”.
Simply feed your body the elements it needs to repair itself from the workouts you’ve been doing. We all know that eating foods like fried chicken and take away fish and chips is not going to give you the quality vitamins and nutrients you need. So what foods should you eat to stay on a “clean diet”?
Let’s start with the essential: Water
I know, it’s not a food. But it is an essential nutrient and our bodies are made up of more than 80% water. So drink it, lots of it. It’s a great cleanser and will aid your body in it’s efforts to rid itself of toxic wastes and will also help you loose weight quickly.
Eat your vegetables! Yep, your mother was right. Fresh fruits and vegetables help your body speed up by providing easily accessable nutrients so your muscles will grow faster and stronger. Your body will burn fat faster too because of the increased muscle mass. When your metabolism is burning fat faster, you’ll feel more energetic and the vitamins will make all the difference in your goal to loose weight and build muscle.
Protein is the most important nutrient for your muscle to grow. Each time you train, you should be having a protein dense meal or shake to give your body all the protein it needs to get it repairing the muscles as fast as possible. The best places to get good quality protein are from whey (or soy) shakes, protein snack bars, and of course, when you’re having a main meal you should use meat like chicken or fish so you’ve got good natural protein sources. If I would suggest any one supplement to use, it’d be a quality whey protein powder so you can have a shake after each and every workout.
Your meals should be about 2-3 hours apart, and you ideally should eat about 5-7 times a day. They should be small meals, but high in protein and essential nutrients. You carbohydrate supply should be from fruits and vegies, and you can use protein snacks like nuts, or protein bars / shakes to keep your cravings at bay while you go through your day.
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