Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hardgainer Central: A Good Exercise Routine is Nothing Without a Proper Eating Plan

In a previous post entitled A Gym Exercise Routine for Hardgainers that Actually Works we went over an intense, incremental workout for hardgainers who are getting fed up with their lack of results. It's a good exercise routine to be sure, but it's not going to do a whole lot without a proper eating plan.

There's only one goal we're going to shoot for during this workout routine: Eat at least 4,000 calories every day.

When you combine this level of food intake with the progression we get from the workout routine, you'll start packing on muscle in no time flat.

You see, you can train for hours every single day, but if you're not eating to match that activity you're going to have a hell of a time bulking up, not to mention getting the strength to move up through each progression.

Most people who call themselves hardgainers usually won't eat enough. They have fast metabolisms, which requires constant food intake, and they just don't keep up with it.

Now I know, 4,000 calories is a lot of food, but you're not going to get fat as long as you're sticking to the workout plan linked at the beginning of this post.

Here's how your food intake should break down:

-40 grams of protein at least every 3 hours, and at least 180 grams of protein daily.

-30% of the calories should come from fat. That's at least 1,200 fat calories.

-You need 3 servings or more of carbs, which can come from quinoa, bread, cereal, rice, or oatmeal. Try for whole grain over white.


0 comments:

Post a Comment