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 many stimuli into the system at once with the goal of muscle growth.

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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.

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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.

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