Muscle Building Foods...Fuel Your Empowerment And Your Body

Years ago I trained with competitive body builders. There was a standard "Company Line"...it went like this..."Train like a pencil-neck...look like a pencil-neck"..."Eat like a pencil-neck...look like a pencil-neck". There is a lot of truth to this. If you train hard...I mean really maximize each set to muscle exhaustion, no matter what training style or techniques you use, you will see positive results. Some training programs are better than others, but in all scenarios, you will affect positive change. The same goes for eating and your diet. Your diet is every bit as important as your training schedule.

Here are seven foods that you should build your diet around for maximum muscle growth:

1.] Red meat and poultry - lean meat is a great source of protein and vitamins that are essential for muscle growth...(be cautious if you have elevated lipids)
2.] Eggs - another excellent source of natural protein (if you have elevated lipids stick to egg whites)
3.] Fish - (a favorite of mine...great source of omega 3's as well)
4.] Nuts - will provide you with the unsaturated fats your body needs (be cautious if you experience any type of Herpes outbreaks...i.e. cold sores, etc...L-Arginine promotes Herpes outbreaks and nuts are high in them)
5.] Oatmeal - a complex carbohydrate that will fuel your body with energy to stimulate muscle growth (great source of fiber)
6.] Milk - a great source of calcium and other minerals. (a great alternative, especially for vegans is soymilk...and isoflavenoids are excellent for cardiovascular health)

It goes without saying that you should take in plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables as part of your balanced diet. A great option it to "juice" each day. Those live enzymes from drinking raw juice help rejuvenate and promote muscle recovery as well as blast your cells with nutrition you can never get from vitamins.

In my next post, we will discuss an eating plan that will Empower your training. It is important to understand that you must not only know what to eat, but how to eat and when to eat...this is Empowering!