This Blog will be all about Nutrition and workout plans to maximize your output from the gym and sculpt your dream physique.
In this article Here we learned how to know what amount of calories to consume so that you can reach your fitness goals; either losing fat, gaining muscle or maintaining. But what foods will you eat with-in those caloric parameters? Composition of a Calorie A calorie is made up of Macro-nutrients or otherwise known as MACRO's. They consist of carbohydrates, Fat & Protein. Carbs and Protein both have 4 calories/gram while Fat has 9 calories/gram. For cutting, shredding or losing fat; you will be in a caloric deficit which means that the body will be looking for other sources of energy such as fat (ideally) or muscle. There will always be some muscle loss but in order to minimize as much muscle loss as possible, the protein intake should be high. Carbs and Fats can be adjusted based on personal preference, more on this later. PROTEIN 1 - 1.5 Grams of Protein per lb of body weight while in a caloric deficit. So a person weighing 180 lbs with 2000 calories ( ...
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