Foods That Build Muscle - For Intermediate Bodybuilding

First of all - pay attention - these recommendations on the foods that build muscle are applicable for intermediate bodybuilders. If you are a beginner please click here for further information.

During 3 quarter of intermediate bodybuilding routines, i.e. second year of bodybuilding, your nutrition MUST be not only significant in amount, but also extremely nutritious. Sample diet provided below:

Breakfast: few eggs, prepared in any way, oatmeal (with some berries), minimum 0,5 l of milk

Lunch: curd, milk or yogurt, fruits. Or protein- carbohydrates cocktail.

Dinner: meat or chicken with topping (potatoes, rice, pasta), vegetable salad with oil. Fruit juice or fruit whip

Afternoon's luncheon: (taken 2-3 hours before workouts) rice milk with dried apricots or with blackcurrant, few eggs.

During workouts - water, lemon juice and honey drink.

After workout - curd with any sweet (honey, yogurt, dried fruits), or ‘Gainer’ drink, or baby milk in powder.

Supper: fish or chicken with topping, vegetable salad with seed- oil, fruit juice or fruit whip

Late evening snack: 0,5- 1 l of kefir with one clove of garlic

Exact amount of food you need to find out for yourself. It is easy to calculate: you must take not less when 2,5-3 grams of protein and not less than 5-6 grams of carbohydrates on each kilogram of your body weight. Do not forget to add extra calories after each mass gain. Remember - Who eats more, works better!