Diet And Supplements For Gaining Weight (second part)

Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions on researching this very profitable topic because the market is so large now. It appears that everyone wants to look like a film star and that means having a great body. Anabolic steroids, growth hormones and insulin are at the forefront in the fight to bulk up the body with mostly muscle and the minimum of fat.

Novices usually ask themselves how much weight they can gain and how long it will take. These are not simple questions to answer because it depends on your genetic make-up. Androgenous types and those with high levels of testosterone will see rapid gains. However, all body sorts will see rapid progress in the start, because your body will react to the increased levels| of food and specific, targeted exercise.

However, everybody agrees that the gains become less obvious each year. In the beginning you will see rapid progress, but as you carry on, you will get the impression that you are trying to roll a boulder uphill. This distinguishes those who are serious and those who just would like to show off and is the reason why so many drop by the wayside after two or three years.

The types of foodstuffs that you should be eating to bulk up are: orange juice; oatmeal (as in porridge); milk; eggs; wholewheat; granary bread toast with butter; beef; baked potatoes; salad with olive oil and lemon or vinegar dressing; fresh fruit; cottage cheese; chicken; tuna and other oily fish; broccoli and other greens; brown rice. You may add protein powder to these foodstuffs.

The basic rule is that you must eat more calories than you use up (otherwise you will lose weight) and these calories must come from very good quality food like the examples given above. However, because you have to exercise to make muscle and burn fat, you really do have to eat a lot.

This is not to say that eating huge quantities of these foods will not help you build muscle without exercise, but it is not a recommended method, partly because you need to exercise your heart so that it is robust enough to deal with pumping blood around that extra weight.

How to bulk up for bodybuilding and weight lifting is a colossal issue. It is not as simple as it used to be, although the results reachable nowadays by following modern dieting techniques are excellent. The results are also safer. If you are going to try bodybuilding, it is best not to do it on your own.

The least you ought to do is join a gym that has a good reputation and discuss your aspirations about bodybuilding with them. They will have met people like you before and they will be able to suggest books, booklets, videos and a nutritionist all of which you should read, watch or talk to before you commit yourself to this course of action and bear in mind: it is not necessarily the best that make it to the top, it is normally the most dedicated, the most hard- working and the most hungry for success.

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