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Monday, July 13, 2009

Building Big Muscle Is This Easy

By Danny Gutierrez

Despite all the hype and marketing surrounding a lot of the nutritional supplements being touted today as "necessary" and "must have" there is really only one supplement that is truly necessary for building muscle and that is protein.

The muscles in your body are comprised of two things: protein and water. It is absolutely necessary for you to consume plenty of protein if you want your muscles to grow. Make sure you get plenty of protein in your body before you start to mess around with any other supplements that may do nothing more the drain your wallet.

When you work out with weights you're actually breaking down your muscle tissue and tearing it. When you feel a muscle pump, your muscles feel like they're swollen or full, in the gym your muscles are actually being stretched to the point of tearing and that's normal and it's actual the beginning of the muscle rebuilding process.

Regardless of everything you've read about building muscle it's actually quite simple. Building muscle is as simple as going to the gym and working out and then consuming enough protein outside of the gym to allow your body to grow.

In order to grow muscle you're going to have to consume about 1-2 grams of protein for every pound you weigh. So if you weigh 200 pounds then you should consume 200 grams of protein. This is why I consider protein supplements to be necessary because it would be really hard and expensive to consume all of the protein you need from natural food sources.

It's not enough to just take protein though you also have to know when to take it. Protein is absolutely critical immediately following your workout and just about as important first thing in the morning and a few hours before you go to bed. Space your meals and protein shakes about three hours apart from each other so your muscles are getting a steady stream of protein throughout the day.

In addition to ingesting some protein right after your workout you also want to make sure you're taking some protein first thing in the morning and a few hours before you go to bed. Going to sleep means your body is going without food for 6-8 hours so it makes sense to take in some protein before you go to bed and first thing in the morning.

If you're just getting started with working out in the gym it's important to not get too confused with all the hype behind all of the products and systems that are out there to help you build your physique. Stick to the basics in the beginning. Train hard and consume lots of protein. You'll get to a point where your growth plateaus and that's the right time to try new supplements. - 17274

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