Preparing Your Pre Workout Meal
As we are all aware a good muscle building diet is critical to build muscle mass. The timing of your meals is also important. Two hours before your workout is when I advise you to eat your meal. This should give enough time to mean that you don’t hit the gym when you are bloated or still feeling full and sluggish.
In an ideal world this preworkout snack ought to be something that you are used to and that you know won’t make you feel heavy and bloated as you want to be feeling your best to give your all in the gym. You should try to include some slow burning energy such as oatmeal but make sure that you have some protein first. If you don’t eat protein first then you are putting yourself at risk of becoming tired. This happens because both the protein and carbohydrate cause the body to release certain chemicals that affect the brain. Protein stimulates the release of tyrosine which signals your brain to be alert and energetic as opposed to the carbohydrate that stimulates the release of tryptophan which instructs the brain to make you feel lethargic. Therefore always eat the protein first.
If you really want to know how to build muscle fast then great advice is to drink a protein and carbohydrate shake about half an hour before you workout. This will really boost your energy levels for your gym session. Ingredients might include whey protein, maltodextrin, wxymaize or dextrose. The total drink should have around 25 grams of protein and about forty grams of carbs. Doing this will raise your insulin levels which is one of the bodies strongest and most effective muscle building hormones. Furthermore it will also cut down the amount of cortisol that is produced by your body which has a negative impact on muscle building.
Remember working out when you are already hungry and tired is not a good thing, you certainly won’t be breaking any personal bests. Always try to have fruit or meal replacement powders or bars handy should you not have time for a proper pre-workout meal.
As regards caffeine why not try get your hit from a nice antioxidant loaded green tea it provides less caffeine but is also a good deal better for you in many ways. Finally, don’t forget to keep drinking water throughout the day also. Ok bear those things in mind and you’ll be hitting the gym in peak mode for an awesome muscle stimulating workout which you will be able to grow from because you will have had the correct muscle building nutrition.
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