You have the goal of building muscle. You’ve studied and searched for the perfect muscle building workout program.
Now you’re ready to go.
But, before you do, you need to understand the basic principles of a good mass building diet.
Unless you are supplying your body with the raw materials it needs to build new muscle tissue, you aren’t going to get the results you seek.
Look at it this way. Could you build a house without bricks? Likely not.
So, what makes you think that you’d ever be able to build a good amount of new muscle mass tissue without a proper food intake?
You won’t. It’s that simple, but sadly, many, MANY, people are lacking in the weight gain diet department.
Here is the most essential requirement of a good mass building diet.
Total Calories
Total calories are essentially what will make or break your results. Calories are what matters when it comes to weight gain or weight loss; hitting the precise number that will tilt the scale in favor of your goals.
The calorie intake you need to build pure lean mass is a fine line.
If you take in too few, you aren’t going to see hardly any progress as a result.
If you take in too many, well, then you’re likely going to be adding a lot more than just muscle mass, if you get where I’m going with that.
So, you need to walk this fine line, adjusting your calorie intake as you progress through your diet.
As a general guideline, most people require between 15 times bodyweight (in pounds) and 17 times bodyweight in pounds.
If you get this amount in, you know you’re likely going to be right on track for a good rate of weight gain.
And, if you aren’t getting results, you should then either add more calories to your intake (go in increments of about 10% or 200 calories a week) or decrease calories if you find you’re gaining too much body fat (again, decreasing by 10% or 200 calories).
Continue on doing this until you find the tender spot that gets you the results you’re looking for.
So, before you dive right into your workout program, have a very good look at your current calorie intake, to make sure it is in line.
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