As bodybuilding become popular the nutrition has always been and still is the most vital part of the whole process, so depending on your diet is where your body will go
nowadays most Gurus in the bodybuilding industry will agree on one thing a high protein low carb diet is the most successful diet for most athletes and that is a base line, However, some may disagree and will say they add some fats or even more fat and eliminate carbs, Ok we have said most not all because there is always a percentage of people that certain diet will only work for them
So if you are struggling to get shredded or lose fat that article is for you..
High protein is what you need to feed your muscles when you start dieting or training heavily and Carbs are absolutely the main ingredient that will make you fat or shredded and when we say low carbs of course it means zero sugar.
FOODS TO AVOID
Regular sodas, fast grain food, desserts and ice-cream, High fat dairies and cheese, Bakery
REPLACEMENTS
Diet sodas, slow grain food (oats, grits), sugar free ice-cream or sugar-free chocolate, fat free milk or cheese, brown bread low fat bakeries
HIGH PROTEIN FOOD
- Egg whites
- Tuna
- Chicken breast
- Steak
- Cottage cheese
- Beans (vegans)
- Whey protein
CARBS (20 – 100 grams)
- Rice cake
- Brown toast
- Rice
- Brown pasta
- Oats
- Banana
- Sweet potato
keeping carbs low will trigger fat burning 24 hours a day
The goal in that diet is to trigger fast burning metabolism so when you consume low carbs and control fats .
on that diet your body will start burning more body fat along with muscle glycogen but as your carbs are low there is alot of body fat is being burnt all day long
If you want to maximize that of course you need to do lots of cardio ,also you need to keep your bed time meal with no carbs at all just protein and salad
Let us have a look at some exmaples of these diet…
- Greek yogurt with chia seeds
- Chicken breast + small bowl of rice
- Cottage cheese + rice cake
- Whey protein + peanut butter
- Steak + broccoli
- Egg whites + brown toast
