To Perfect Body

  All of us have tried different ways to exercise, build muscle, lose weight and eat right. There is so much out there it can make your head spin! We all want to be healthy and make our bodies look and feel as good as we can, so for the guy that wants to build muscle and do it in the most efficient way possible, there are a few things that you must do and probably the most important is what foods you put into your body.

  When exercising to build muscle, most everyone eats a balanced diet and takes supplements, but the most important thing to your muscles is Protein and water. Without these two main ingredients your muscles will starve and not work properly and will fatigue quickly during exercise.

  Before we talk protein, lets talk water. Of course we all know how important water is to our health, but when you are trying to build muscle, there is almost no amount of water that is too much! You should be drinking at least 1 liter of water every day. Your muscles are about 70 to 80% water and the rest is protein. Without enough water in you muscles they will not be able to absorb the protein and will never grow like you want, they will just fatigue and hurt after a good workout and will take longer to repair themselves. Water needs to be in your before, during and after routine so that the muscles are never starved for water, this will keep them working in optimal condition and will allow them to be as efficient as possible and give you the most intense workout you can.

  As I said, muscles are mostly Protein and Water so it is obvious that protein and water need to be in you diet every day. Protein can come from animal based like beef, fish and chicken and there are plant-based such as nuts, seeds and beans. Protein needs to make up at least 30% of you calorie intake in order for muscles to build. Protein is mostly amino acids and amino acids are the building blocks of muscles. There are about 20 different types of amino acids so having a good variety of proteins is important to building muscles. Eating many different types of protein will help get as many of those 20 into your system.

  Animal and plant type of protein are great, but there are other ways to get as much protein as you need and some of the great protein shakes out there can help. Whey is one of the best proteins for building muscle and having Whey in a shake is a perfect supplement from eating animal or plant type proteins. Casein protein shakes, egg protein shakes, Soy and Hemp protein shakes (great for the vegetarian) and blended shakes that merge all the above will make a perfect supplement to your daily diet and give your muscles what they need to grow big and strong!

  And even though we are talking protein, don't forget carbs (carbohydrates) without 45 to 60% of your calorie intake being carbs, you muscles will burn muscles to get through your workout so make sure you eat plenty of carbs before your workout. Don't worry, you will burn those off as carb go quickly and then when you load back up with protein after your workout, your muscles will thank you!