Muscle Building Diet Plan - How To Structure A Muscle Diet

Busting your tail in the weights room is only going to take you so far. Without a high quality nutrition plan designed around YOUR specific needs you will struggle to reach your genetic potential, let alone blow beyond it.

Skinny guys and beginners make the same mistakes all the time - namely thinking that their diet is secondary to their routine. You wouldn't expect a sports car to run on empty would you? No, you'd fill it up with the best gas you could get your hands on, right?

So since your body is a much more finely tuned machine than any car, it pays to fuel it up with the best dang diet plan you can imagine.

Below I'll show you how to structure a muscle building diet plan for maximum effectiveness and to get the best out of your workouts in the gym. Think of your diet as the Yin to your workout routine's Yang.

How Many Daily Calories?

The starting point for any muscle building diet plan is to figure what your daily calorie requirement is, since to build muscle you need to feed your body more calories.

Obviously this will differ from person to person so a little calculation is in order (don't worry, the maths is simple enough even for me!;) )

As a rough guide you can multiply your current bodyweight in pounds by 24 to arrive at your daily calorie goal. So if you weigh 170 pounds you'll need 4,080 calories per day (170 x 24).

There are many online calorie calculators that take into account other factors such as activity level, age, height etc and are therefore more accurate. However, the above measurement is handy to give you a rough guess-timate.

Nutrient Ratios

The second aspect to consider when structuring a muscle building diet plan is how to balance out your nutrient ratios...in other words, how do you spread your nutrients for maximum muscle growth?

Aim for a balance of around 40% carbs, 35% protein and 25% good fats. Avoid trans fats and heavily processed saturated fats. Oily fish, olive oil, and nuts and flax seeds (pumpkin) are wonderful sources of good fats like omega 3,6 and 9 that are super muscle builders.

This is a sensible balance for a healthy body. Don't make the mistake of thinking that just because you're building muscle you can eat a load of junk just to make up your calorie count.

Eat whole foods that are healthy and don't use supplements as a crutch for poor diet discipline.

Why It's Not All About Protein

As you can see from above your protein intake, while super important, is not the be-all and end-all of a muscle building diet plan.

Many skinny guys and beginners make the mistake of thinking that protein is the only thing that matters and so load up on supplements and shakes while sacrificing the other areas of their diet.

Don't make the same mistake - keep a good balance and you'll see better results.

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