Food Inc. is a GREAT documentary to watch.
Eat plenty of Protien.Get it from grilled Fish, Chicken and lean red meat. Protien is Amino acids which are the building blocks of all muscle tissue. Supplement with a protien drink. Use Whey not Soy. Whey is the most biologically available and does not mimic estrogen like Soy.
Take branch chain amino acids as a supplement.
Have your carbs come from low glycemic index sources like Oatmeal and Sweet Potatoes. These will provide slow release consistant energy. Avoid adreanal stimulants like redbull or monster. They are full of sugar and spike blood sugar levels. The spike and crash roller coaster leads to fatigue and cortisol production. Cortisol stores fat and gives you that soft doughy belly. (Chicks dig a big gut....have another doughnut Jabba).
A higher glycemic index snack or drink is okay just after you train or ride. Fruit or Juice are a good choice.
Hydrate with water not Soda or Sports drinks they are full of sugar and corn syrup.
Good fats are needed for brain and nerve function. ALA's CLA's and omega-6's. You get these from alvacodo's, flax,nuts,cold water fish.
Bad fats are the saturated fats....avoid anything fried or made with transfatty acids which are a Frankenstien molecule created by the hydrogenation of oils (margerine or hydrogenated oils).
Stay away from processed foods ! If a cave man would not know it was food don't eat it! Avoid anything with Hydrogenated oils or high fructose corn syrup. Processed foods are like pouring syrup in your gas tank. If you want high performance from your body eat natural high performance foods.
Got more questions about nutrition or training email vince@cmrebrokers.com
as a former competitive bodybuilder for years im in agreement with the above....
PREworkout
all stimulant/glycogen loaders are mostly the same....give you a jolt of energy for a good workout and help with replenishing you glycogen that hte workout just used up...
Postwork
then is the time for the postworkout meal and shake....
Make sure it has at least 30+ grams of protiem along with some simple and complex carbs....the superpump has some to help with this replenishment but its not optimal
to really help with the recovery of the workout you should intake protien/carbs as soon as possible after the workout also...
superpump (or someting like it)before workout....20min or so
protien/carb shake ASAP after
This is optimal
20 years working out
10 years competing
10 years personal training
my clients make the best gains with PRE and more important POST training nutrition
any questions id be glad to help
PM if ya want
GD LK bro
Chrisman you asking me or 95fx1 ?
I'm a light heavy or Middle depending on how much muscle I'm willing to loose to get cut. I ride better when I'm a bit lighter.
chrisman...I mainly use the superpump for its NO like effects. I am a big follower in food timing and the glycemic index.
What weight class do you compete in? I am currently bulking for the next 3 months months followed by a 16-22week cut depending where these next couple months put me. Perhaps I can pick your brain with some pre comp question and other things.
chrisman...
hey bro i competed in light heavys/heavy .......now i like to hang around 250....im comfortable in the summer around 240s so i can ride my ski with out to much trouble and still be able to ride for half hr with out being to tired...keep ur carido up and ull do fine....
when ever ur bulkin u have to sacrafice some comforts...as in moving around with out trouble....some times even tie-in up the shoes can get tuff if ur really bulkin....but i dont really like to be that out of shape...if i dont look good then i dont get as motivated to wotkout really hard...fat sux u know...
anyway i help run a few B building boards so id be glad to offer any advice u might want help with....
if u dont eat big.....u cant get big....its just that simple
muscle size comes directly from increased food intake more then any other training tool u may use....