It's not for everybody, but for many people, this principle will help you get a lot more results in the weight room and a lot more out of your workout.
What we're going to talk about is staying anabolic.
You want to make sure that throughout the entire day, you're in an anabolic state and you're avoiding a catabolic state.
We're going to go over a few things that can ensure you to be in an anabolic state more of the time, and to build and recover your muscles more correctly.
You've got to understand that muscle is not built in the weight room, muscle is built and repaired after the workout.
The workout only creates the need to build and repair the tissue.
But your nutrition is actually what's going to build and repair the tissue.
First of all you need to figure out and get proper supplies of protein, carbohydrates, calories, and fats in your body.
Because that's the nutrition you need to properly need to build tissues.
So first off, you wake up in the morning, you've gone eight hours without eating, hopefully eight hours, so the first thing you're going to want to do is get nutrition back in your system.
Whey protein, isolate or concentrate, is a great way to get protein back in your system, as well as a well rounded breakfast.
Eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and complex carbohydrates so you have plenty of energy stores throughout the day.
Now let's fast forward to when you're going to do your workout.
You'll want to make sure you have a protein source as well as a complex carbohydrate source so that you'll have a lasting energy stores throughout your workout.