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Gain weight healthily

If you're currently involved in an intensive bodybuilding regime, and feel you could benefit from increasing your frame, you'll be interested to learn how to healthily gain weight.

Learning about how to healthily gain weight is all about getting a real understanding of what your body needs, why, and how to build muscle and mass without sacrificing your wellbeing in the long term. If you're bodybuilding, you're already getting the exercise that you need to build lean muscle mass. What you need to learn in order to know how to healthily gain weight is how to choose an appropriate supplement, and how to combine that with positive eating habits.

The first thing to consider when learning how to healthily gain weight is how to choose a supplement. Supplements tend to contain protein, which you need for muscle gain; carbs to assist in the protein absorption; and sugars, which up the calorie content. In a good supplement, these components should be roughly in the ratio of twice as much protein as fat, and twice as much carbs as protein. If the sugar content is too high in a supplement you're setting yourself up for health problems. Because the sugar makes your insulin spike, you may experience headaches, sluggishness or drowsiness. The insulin spike will also put your body into fat storage mode. Down the line, the excess intake of sugar can lead to problems like obesity and also diabetes.

The next stage is to combine your supplement with a nutritious and balanced eating plan. You can eat loads of protein, but don't forget to eat lots of fruits and vegetables which are full of antioxidants for preventing cancer, and also make sure your diet is rich in fibre, which results in a healthy digestive tract. Don't just shovel junk food in an attempt to bulk up...you'll wellbeing will only suffer down the line.


 
 

 

 

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