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Body building nutrition In order to be a body builder, you would do well to follow some basic rules. Consume small and regular portions of meals or food instead of a few and large ones. To understand why you need to eat frequently, you must know that after every three hours of increased metabolism and calorie burning, your body enters a catabolic state. A catabolic state is where the body starts feeding itself in the absence of food, and in the bargain loses muscle and stores calories as fat. Hence the best solution would be to space out small portions of meals every two and a half hour interval.
The ratio of constituents in your daily meal or diet should go something like this:
- 40 percent carbohydrates,
- 20 percent fats, and
- 40 percent protein
Eliminate white flour products and white sugar foods from your diet. Keep fried foods at a minimum and substitute high fat meats to lean ones. While consuming salads, keep an eye on high fat dressings and substitute them for low fat ones. In addition to physical activity that is specially meant for body building, the above mentioned constituent ratios will help in achieving your goal.
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