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How to Gain Muscle with Carbs

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Contrary to many of the health magazines we read, carbohydrates
are vitally important when it comes to gaining muscle naturally.
Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for all body
functions, cellular processes, thinking, breathing, and muscular
exertion. People say many contradicting things about carbs but
the truth is that carbs can be good and bad. And too many
'good' carbs can be bad!


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How to Gain Muscle with Carbs
Copyright (c) 2008 Chris Francis
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Contrary to many of the health magazines we read, carbohydrates
are vitally important when it comes to gaining muscle naturally.
They are not evil, and they don't automatically add fat to our
bodies. Carbs can be confusing because people say contradicting
things about them, even if they don't mean to. But basically,
here's the deal: Good carbs are good. Bad carbs are bad. And too
many good carbs can be bad, too.

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for all body
functions, cellular processes, thinking, breathing, and muscular
exertion. In fact, the brain is an energy-demanding organ and has
an absolute dependence on glucose as a fuel. While the brain
makes up only two percent of the body's weight, it consumes more
than 20 percent of the body's energy.

When you eat too many refined carbs, it causes your blood sugar
levels to increase. As a result, your body sends out more
insulin, and when there is excess insulin in the blood stream, it
causes your body to respond by turning the sugar into fat.

But that doesn't mean that you should avoid carbohydrates all
together. Again, you need them in order in order to gain muscle
naturally. You just need to avoid refined carbohydrates....those
pastas, breads, chips, and rice that undergo the "refining"
process, which strips the foods of necessary nutrients and
depletes its reserves. Digestion of refined carbohydrates call on
the body's own store of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes for
proper metabolization.

So what carbohydrates do you eat? Well, let's start with the
starchy carbs. These are complex carbs that are slow to digest,
are high in nutrients, and add glucose stores for your
energy-demanding bicep curls. These include oatmeal, sprouted
whole-grain breads, pastas, potatoes, yams, brown rice, carrots,
corn, beans, peas, and lentils.

Then there are the simple-sugar carbs. These break down easier,
and are great for quick bursts of energy or to quickly bring your
blood sugar back up after a workout. Fruit, honey, and agave are
what I count on in my hemp shakes after a workout.

And finally, there are the high-fiber carbs, which are also
complex but higher in fibre than the starchy ones and which
provide vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals. These
include all kinds of colored vegetables like spinach, broccoli,
eggplant, tomatoes, cabbage, spaghetti squash, and many others.

Now, how much of each category do you eat to gain muscle
naturally? Well, first of all, many body-building plans tend to
neglect the vegetables, but that is a huge mistake. I suggest
having at least 3 cups a day of the high-fiber vegetables...and
to eat as much as possible after those 3 cups.

As for the starchy carbs, I can't state a general number for
everyone, but if it helps you, I was 170 pounds and eating 6
meals a day. Three of those meals were hemp protein shakes, and 3
were regular-sized meals. I'd have a serving of starchy carbs at
those 3 regular-sized meals, and I would put fruit or honey in
the hemp shakes. I totaled around 150-200 grams of carbs a day.

Well, that is the scoop on carbohydrates. So think twice before
you run off to Burger King and get the lettuce wrapped
cheese-burger after a workout. If you want to gain muscle
naturally, you need to get some organic beef and stick it on a
sprouted-grain bun instead.




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