| In my previous article, Why You Dont Need | | | | fat, low fat, high protein, low protein, high carb, |
| Protein To Gain Muscle, I wrote about 1 of the 3 | | | | low carb, etc., you are NOT going to gain one |
| incorrect beliefs that everyone has of protein, | | | | ounce of muscle weight if you dont eat enough |
| thinking that you must eat massive amounts to | | | | overall caloriesperiod!!!!! |
| gain weight and build muscle mass. | | | | You can stuff protein gram after protein gram |
| I spoke about why it is NOT true that protein is | | | | down your throat, but if you don't give your body |
| what makes up most of the muscle weight on | | | | enough calories, you aren't going to gain weight. |
| your body. | | | | Vice-versa, you can go on the lowest carb or fat |
| Today, I'm going to write a little about the 2nd | | | | diet around, but if you are still eating MORE |
| myth: that eating high amounts of fats or carbs | | | | calories than what your body uses per day, you |
| (as opposed to eating high protein) is going to | | | | aren't going to burn fat. |
| make you look like a little ball of lard (fat). | | | | Your body responds to CALORIES. |
| Let me make one point really clear, if your goal is | | | | Food, regardless of what type, is digested in the |
| to gain muscle weight and build muscle mass, | | | | stomach, gets converted into a form of ENERGY, |
| eating low amounts of fats or carbs IS NOT the | | | | gets sent to the bloodstream, gets transferred to |
| way to go! | | | | the different tissues and organs, where it is then |
| There are many that are under the impression | | | | used how your body best sees fit. |
| that you can gain muscle WITHOUT gaining fat by | | | | It isn't the fact that you are eating carbs or |
| eating a high protein, low to moderate fat or low | | | | eating fats that make people overweight, it's the |
| to moderate carb diet. | | | | fact that they are eating too many calories, either |
| Well, I'm here to tell you that it couldn't be further | | | | per day or per sitting!!!!! |
| from the truth. | | | | If you want to gain weight, you cannot go on a |
| Back in the 70's and 80's everyone was on the | | | | low fat or carb diet. |
| "low fat" kick. | | | | I repeat, you CANNOT. Your body needs those |
| People thought that you had to avoid fats at all | | | | calories. It is impossible to get enough calories |
| costs, even if you were trying to gain muscle | | | | from just protein to build muscle. |
| weight. | | | | Also, it is carbs that gets converted into glucose, |
| That's when all of these "low" or "no fat" products | | | | which is the ONLY thing that your muscles can |
| hit the markets, capitalizing on the latest fad. | | | | use to provide energy to a muscle when it is |
| Then, all of a sudden, out of no where, with the | | | | working out, and is the only substance in the |
| re-publication of the Atkins Diet book, in the 90's, | | | | body that pushes water and other nutrients into a |
| and even now, everyone completely made a | | | | muscle, which adds to the volume, size, and |
| turn-around and began to make carbs ENEMY #1. | | | | weight of a muscle.NOT protein! |
| Now, it was all fine and dandy to eat fats and | | | | It is fats that your body uses to line the muscle |
| high protein, "ohhhh, but stay away from those | | | | cells and creates the hormones that help build |
| carbs". Man, are we gullible! | | | | muscle mass, like testosteronenot protein! In my |
| What's down-right funny is the fact that whether | | | | next article I'll write about the 3rd protein myth |
| people were following a low fat diet or low carb | | | | that's being spread. |
| diet, everyone still wasn't looking any better. | | | | How did a Cleveland Firefighter discover how to |
| People still weren't reaching their muscle building / | | | | gain over 40 pounds of muscle weight WITHOUT |
| weight gaining goals! | | | | using any supplements, no special diet, eating very |
| Well, to get right to the point of this matter (since | | | | low protein, and working out only 2 hours a |
| I could write about this for pages and pages), | | | | week? Jonathan Perez has created the *ultimate* |
| regardless of how you divide your calories, high | | | | guide - "From Skinny To Muscular!..... |