
Nutrition makes up almost 80% of the changes your body will make. You certainly want to lift with intensity and focus, but the most important element is what you eat. Here is a list of “A” foods every bodybuilder should be consuming.
Protein
Black beans
Chicken breast
Egg whites
Halibut
Orange roughy
Protein powder (Such as Amino Influx)
Salmon
Sirloin steak
Tuna fish
Carbohydrates
Apples
Asparagus
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brown rice
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Corn
Green beans
Oatmeal
Strawberries
Sweet potato
Tomato
Whole wheat pasta
Yam
Post workout simple carbs
Banana
Dates
Grapes
Honey
Pineapple
Raisins
Watermelon
Fats
Almonds
Almond butter
Avocado
Flaxseed Oil
Olive oil
Sunflower oil
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts
One of the most common questions is how to combine these “A” foods to make easy to prepare muscle building snacks.
Here’s 10 ideas to incorporate into your daily routine.
1) Two pieces of whole wheat bread, 2 tablespoons of almond butter and 1 apple.
2) 1 cup of oatmeal, 1/4 cup walnuts and 1 scoop of Amino Influx
3) Four hard boiled eggs (yolk removed from three eggs), an orange and 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds.
4) One cup of plain Greek yogurt, 8 whole, unsalted almonds and 1/2 cup of strawberries.
5) two pieces of Ezekiel bread, 1 canned tuna, 1/4 avocado, 1/2 tomato.
6) 1 cup of black beans,1cup of brown rice, 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil.
7) Six-eight ounces of chicken breast (prepared the day before), 1 sweet potato.
8) 1 cup of black beans,8 whole, unsalted almonds, 1/2 cup of corn.
9) Smoothie – 2 scoops of Amino Influx, 1/4 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup almond milk, 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil.
10) Six-eight ounces of chicken breast, 4 ounces of whole wheat pasta, 1 diced tomato, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil.
We realize a few of these ideas make great full size meals, but we wanted to get you thinking about good combinations.
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