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winneevee
05-07-2003, 02:34 PM
You can have the best workout program in the world but if you do not give your body what it needs, then you cannot get the gains you want! Here's how to Super Size Your Cycle.

From the most basic observation, the simple fact is that protein builds muscle. Carbohydrates don’t build muscle and fats certainly don’t. Only protein supplies all the essential building blocks to support muscle repair and growth.

With this basic understanding let’s take a look at the composition of your daily diet. You have three macro-nutrients – protein, carbohydrates and fats. These are the three nutrients that will make up your total caloric intake.

Carbohydrates are a fancy name for sugar. This may be a bit confusing, but the end result of a backed potato and a spoon of sugar, when both are processed in the body is the same, they both turn into glucose.

Carbohydrates, once converted to glucose, are used to fuel muscle energy and brain function.

Fats are the most dense energy source available. Each gram of fat contains 9 calories. Over 2 times that of protein or carbohydrates. This energy density means that you can eat a much less amount of foods high in fat and hit your calorie limit very quickly.

Fats are a necessary nutrient essential to the body for many vital functions. The thing is you just don’t need very much and most people consume far more than is needed from a functionality standpoint.

Protein is needed by your body for virtually all growth promoting processes. Protein is a “builder” of cells. Protein is the single most abundant substance in your body next to water. Protein is present in every organ in your body. Protein is essential for blood, hormone, and enzyme production. Protein is also essential for optimal immune system function. And, protein is absolutely essential for muscle repair and growth.

Weight lifting places a considerable increase in demand for protein by your body. And the more muscle you develop the more protein you will need. Muscle tissue is the major dumping site, if you will, for protein. It’s like a huge protein reservoir. And when you are supplying insufficient protein your body will steal it from muscle tissue whenever it needs it…… MUSCLE BREAKDOWN!

By outlining the importance of these three nutrients you should begin to understand why I place such heavy emphasis on protein intake. If you’re consuming 3000 calories a day every calorie that is not coming from protein is either coming from carbohydrates or fat. With the importance of protein so incredibly high and so largely utilized in every growth process for an athlete to develop appreciable muscle size it’s virtually essential that more than 50% of the daily calories come from protein.


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This weeks article contributed by Ryan Out Loud!




Over the years I have found one consistent trait almost every athlete that stops making gains has – too low of daily protein intake. I find the 1 gram per pound of body weight to be pitifully low. And what makes this number even worst is that it is bread out of convenience (it makes it simple to figure out your daily protein intake) and not to optimize muscle growth. In virtually every case I have examined, increasing total daily protein intake has produced dramatic results. To be precise I recommend 1.9875 grams of protein per pound of body weight.

ON CARBS…
Carbs are protein preserving, without them you will lose muscle tissue AND you CANNOT build muscle. ANYONE remember the Kreb’s CYCLE??? It doesn’t work without Glycogen. (Carb’s) Just eat as many carbs on your cycle as protein. change to Super Size Your Cycle - Just eat as many carbs on your cycle as protein.

BLEED GREEN
05-07-2003, 02:46 PM
Thanks for the reminder regarding protien intake

Badgermoon
05-07-2003, 03:08 PM
'scuse me, I have to go drink a shake...

good read

jaywooly
05-07-2003, 03:11 PM
good post