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NUTRITION and SUPPLEMENTS
This training information is the
Nutrition is a very important part result of over 50 years of research
of getting 'big'. This should be on
very PRE - by hundreds of researchers.
simple to understand but still many They know what they’re talking
people don't. If you want to build about.
a There are two important last points
house there is one thing YOU HAVE to make, researchers will be the
TO HAVE - materials. If you want to first to tell you that everything
build muscle you have to feed them is not known about the best way to
- plain and simple. To gain mass train - but any improvements made
you on what is currently known - about
have to eat more calories than your training methods - will be very
body needs - or at least the exact slight. Every possible combination
amount that it needs for energy, of training methods (within
repair, etc. (because there is no reason), have been studied. If big
way of improvements are to be made in
knowing your exact needs it is wise 'muscle building', it will be in
to eat a bit more than you feel you areas other than training.
need). If you don't YOUR MUSCLES
WILL NOT GROW. The PLATEAU
Supplements are another story. Now the bad news - if you train
Research has shown that only drugs correctly you will 'level off'. The
will training methods covered here have
make your muscles grow beyond been shown to be better (produce
'normal'. Other supplements do have faster
their and better results), than any other
place. It is important that your researched training methods.
body has all the nutrients it needs (Again,
- any it is possible that slight
less will slow your progress. There variations will be found to have
may be a very slight advantage to some slight
getting a little more of some benefit). Here's what to expect -
things than your body needs - but if your train correctly for maximum
there is growth you will make very fast
little doubt that if your body is gains for the first 3 to 6 months.
not getting enough of something it At this
will point you will gradually start to
hurt your progress. For example, taper off - after two years of
most people are known to be training you can expect the gains
deficient in to come very slowly - at some
Zinc (there is not enough of it in point, to be totally honest,
our diets), in which case it has further 'overall' gains will be
been almost impossible unless you take
proven that supplemental Zinc will anabolic steroids or other types of
increase the testosterone levels anabolic drugs. (Which I do not
(in recommend). This does not mean that
men). It has also been shown that you can't continue to improve your
taking twice as much as you need appearance. It is at this time that
will you should start paying more
not be of benefit - and may even attention to your weak areas, your
have adverse effects on your diet, etc, - you can always improve
health. - and hope - that more can be
learned on how to increase muscle
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