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What kind of diet should I follow for bodybuilding?

I am 6'2" and 190 lbs. I've been a runner for a long time, but would like to start hitting the weights more and reducing the cardio. I've been lifting for most of this year, but my gains are slow. It could be that I'm in my 30's, and that until recently I've been running 6 days/week.

How many calories should I be getting in a day to gain muscle without gaining fat? And how much protein should I be consuming?

Right now, my lifting program is 5 days of lifting with no more than 3-4 cardio sessions (of 30 minutes).

Any advice you might have would be appreciated?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    First you want to be careful on those 5 days of lifting. Make sure you not working the same muscle group 2 days in a row, because if you are, that doesn't give the muscles enough time to recover from the workout.

    I'm not sure on the amount of calories, but for the protein you'd want around 190 grams a day. When on a high protein diet for muscle building you want to have at least 1 gram per pound that you weigh. I don't remember where I read that, but I do remember it. Make sure you get plenty of fiber as well to help digest the extra protein.

    Since you've been running I will take the liberty and assume you already know about eating healthy. Also make sure you're doing 8-10 reps of heavier weights, that helps with muscle building as opposed to the 12-15 reps. And I definitely cannot stress enough the importance of rest between the weight training days. As I said before if you work the same muscle or muscle group two days in a row, you won't see any gains, because you'll be constantly breaking down the muscle fibers and not allowing them to build back up.

    I don't know if you've tried this site but www.askmen.com has some great diet and exercise articles.

    I hope that helps.

    Source(s): http://www.askmen.com/sports/foodcourt/ (diet and eating section) http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/ (fitness and workouts section)
  • 1 decade ago
    Source(s): www.vincedelmontefitness.com
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