
Using Nutrition to achieve your muscle mass goals
You need a high-energy diet to achieve muscle mass/growth. You can achieve this by increasing your protein and carbohydrate consumption, as both support body mass gains. Carbohydrates supply the energy for your high intensity training. They are also one of the only energy sources used during weight lifting. If you don’t have enough carbohydrates available to meet your body’s energy demands, your body will use energy from your protein and fat stores. We recommend maximizing your carbohydrate stores prior to exercise to delay your body from using your protein stores. Consuming carbohydrates before your exercise will also allow you to give 100% to your training.Some Carbohydrate facts:
- Carbohydrates provide energy for weight lifting
- Carbohydrate stores within your body have to be topped up through your diet
- Ensuring that you have enough carbohydrates prevents muscle loss
- Consuming the right amount of Carbohydrates ensures maximal training effort
What to do after training
The post exercise period is essential for optimizing your nutrition because energy stores are being restocked, and muscle growth and repair are happening. We recommend a protein powder that contains protein and carbohydrates. When you consume both at the same time, you improve the release of insulin, which is responsible for driving the nutrients from the bloodstream into the cells. Simply put, Insulin stimulates protein production in your cells, which in turn, maintains and increases your muscles.Some post exercise tips:
- Consume 20-30g of protein after exercise and 1g of carbohydrates per bodyweight kilogram to assist the recovery process and aid muscle growth