If you take a step back and look at it with an objective eye, bodybuilding is simply the practice of introducing weight resistance, macronutrients (calories from protein, fats, and carbs), micronutrients (vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and minerals), supplements, and sometimes anabolic steroids to change the appearance and performance ability of the body. When explaining the simplicity of the “Food + weights + sleep = growth” mantra, many bodybuilders brag that it’s not rocket science. No, but it is science nonetheless. And when you introduce so many sources of stimulus to the body at once each day, you can cause conflicts which nullify or lessen the impact of some of these supplements or AAS, and therefore affect your bodybuilding gains. Here are a few tips for seeing the most results and avoiding conflicts when introducing so ...

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Many bodybuilders seem to have the off-season diet down to a tee.  If they see it, they eat it.  If they start to notice they’re gaining some unwanted weight, they cut back food a bit.  As long as they’re getting enough protein for muscle growth, and not spilling over too much on the waistline, things work well.  The pre-contest diet is a whole ‘nother ballgame, however.  Let’s learn more about the essential nutritional building blocks, and then create a sample pre-contest diet. Proteins Most bodybuilders never neglect protein in their diet.  Your pre-contest diet should include 250 grams protein – at the absolute minimum – with 350 or more grams daily being the ultimate goal.  Remember that protein contains 4 calories per gram, so 500 grams of protein provide your body with 2000 calories from protein alone. Fats The body needs fat in ...

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Most bodybuilders get enough protein in their diet. We might have to jump from a moving train, parachute from a climbing plane, or eat it from the whey container plain, but we’re getting our required daily grams of protein. We find a way. Once the protein is down the hatch, many bodybuilders tend to become far less concerned with ensuring they eat the correct macro- and micronutrients each day. If protein is the first-tier goal, it’s likely that items such as water, carbohydrates and fats, a multi-vitamin, and whatever supplement we’re experimenting with that week, falls under the auspices of the second-tier list. With each meal, we get our protein religiously, and then we fumble through the second-tier objectives, hoping to cover most of those bases. But what about the third-tier nutrients? After covering water, all three macronutrients, and vitamins, ...

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