Muscle Weight Gain

Muscle weight gain products are targeted at aspiring athletes looking at toning their bodies and gaining a competitive edge in sports or in a lighter vein those who long impress the fairer sex .

The market is burgeoning with products such as Epic Nutrition’s Five-Tetra tablets and Elevate ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate ) tablets, Beverly Internationals Ultra, Whey protein gold, shredded attack and so on. Basically the role of nutritional supplements is not instant muscle mass, but to enhance a solid workout and diet programme. They are a quick and efficient way to acquire your daily nutritional requirements, decrease recovery time due to free radical damage and enhance the immune system.

Experts recommend that for muscle weight gain it is very important to consume more calories than you burn, get enough protein in your diet (about 20 to 30% protein i.e. .8 to 1.3 gm of protein per pound of body weight or 150 gms per day), have lots of amino acid glutamate and lastly have a good workout programme to stimulate muscle growth. Also recommended are antioxidants particularly a new one in the market called alpha lipoic acid.

A strict nono are anabolic steroids like methandrostenolone, Boldenone, stanazolol, Drostanolone which if ingested are known to leave you with debilitating problems for life. Unscrupulous drug manufacturers looking to cash in on the insecurities of the wannabe macho male are only looking at making a fast buck and are not overly concerned with the adverse effects of their products It is upto the individual concerned not to be misled and concentrate on workouts and eat a healthy high protein diet. You have to find out by trial and error what is the protein intake most suited to your body type. Some high quality sources of protein are chicken breast, venison, round steak, scallops, sirloin steak, lean ham, pork tenderloin, low fat milk, lean turkey low fat cottage cheese, Turkey breast, low fat cheddar cheese, whey and egg whites. These proteins are high in omega 3’s and omega 6’s and most importantly they will not add to fat to your body as popular myth suggests. They contain enough fat to increase your total caloric intake. Consume healthy fats and strictly avoid processed carbs such as sugars and bleached flour. Those who are vegetarians can turn to plant proteins for their protein intake. Incorporate tofu, lentils, soy milk, peas, black beans and pinto beans in your diet.

Some hold the opinion that your ability to put on muscle weight is dependent on your metabolism. If you have a fast metabolism ie your body burns calories faster than the normal rate, you will have a hard time putting on muscle of fat mass. This is a very important point to take into account before embarking on a diet or fitness programme. Know your body type and take guidance an experienced trainer cum dietician. Do not strain your body. The most popular myth is that the more you train, the more muscle mass you will have. Nothing could be further from the truth. The function of weight training is to stimulate muscle growth which does not take a lot of time. Once that has been achieved, the muscle needs to be repaired and new muscle needs to be built which will happen when you are resting. Do not fall into the trap of impatience and strain your muscles. Experts recommend multi jointed exercises which supposedly stimulate majority of the muscle fibers and work on many muscle groups simultaneously.

The stress from this shocks our nervous system into releasing muscle building hormones. Common sense suggests that eating more frequently will enhance nutrient assimilation. Eating infrequently will lead to breakdown of muscle tissue for the calories it needs. This is a truism applied to those with fast metabolisms.

Some experts recommend eating a high protein meal every three hours which equals six meals during the waking hours. Remember, the key to achieving your goal is patience.