Thread: best food for building muscle

There are many different foods. Read the stickies at the top of the page.

steak!

Sugar

^ wrong.

Trans-fats.

They are converted to muscle by the body.

Originally Posted by Mr_Snafu

^ wrong.

Trans-fats.

They are converted to muscle by the body.

hey thanks for the help. what types of foods as the most trans-fat?

Originally Posted by Doublebase

There are many different foods. Read the stickies at the top of the page.

What he said... By the way, you don't want transfats. Those are bad for you.

so then what food is the best? lol

lots of meat with good carbs(potatos,oats, that kind of thing), and good fats from nuts. They are just messing with you above

sorry, is this the lets-see-what's-the-most-ridiculous-thing-we-can-pass-off-as-true thread?

patricio has it down for you--aim for 1-1.5g of protein per pound of LBM daily, lots of clean carbs and healthy fats (nuts, flaxseed, fish oil, olive oil, etc). IF you have a good training program and IF you maintain a calorie surplus, you'll pack on the muscle. but you should expect to add some bodyfat to go with the muscle.

Originally Posted by vinceforheismen

hey thanks for the help. what types of foods as the most trans-fat?

They were joking. Avoid trans fat at all costs.

Hey vince, there is a "grocery list" posted in one of the stickies on this forum. Check it out, there are some good ideas on there.

I would say an overall healthy and clean diet would be best, as long as you are eating enough but not too much.

Some food ideas: Protein: chicken breasts, cottage cheese, whey protein powder (for shakes), egg whites; Carbs: oats, brown rice, fruits and veggies; Fats: natural peanut butter, olive oil, fish oils, nuts

Originally Posted by garethhe

sorry, is this the lets-see-what's-the-most-ridiculous-thing-we-can-pass-off-as-true thread?

patricio has it down for you--aim for 1-1.5g of protein per pound of LBM daily, lots of clean carbs and healthy fats (nuts, flaxseed, fish oil, olive oil, etc). IF you have a good training program and IF you maintain a calorie surplus, you'll pack on the muscle. but you should expect to add some bodyfat to go with the muscle.

exactly what he said man
a steak has protein, and so does brocolli....... different foods will be digested in different ways, but it is still protein.
have a variety of foods- this will not only keep you from beating to death the taste of say chicken breasts, but it will also help you cover such bases as fat intake and carb intake.
different foods have different strengths....steak and chicken with protein, potatoes with stachy carbs, and nuts are big in good fats (those are only examples) and you need all of them

A typical 200 pound bodybuilder may do this

6 meals, spaced 2.5-3 hours apart
Sleep 8-9 hours a night
drink 1.5-2 gallons of water per day

protein, 200-300g a day(1g-1.5g per lb)
carbs, 400-500g a day(2g-2.5g per lb)
fats, 80-90g a day(good fats from olive oils, salmon, fish oilcaps, flax seed, wanuts, and your monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats

Add this with lifting 4 days a week, low cardio, like 20minutes walk, 3 times a week to spare fat gain.

maybe even add creatine, and glutamine cycles. And always take a vitamin.

Good luck!!!

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Sugar

Yes!

sugar is the best thing for you if you are really serious about adding a lot of muscle without adding much fat. eat about 20-30 table spoons of sugar a day and ull have a body like arnold in no time!

ill shove the sugar up ur ass!